mogogear
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For us simple minded DIY folk..Can you guess what these parts are going to be?
3 lengths of 3/32 copper tubing
2 3/4 " copper plumbing end caps
a piece of solid copper wire from some old home wiring
(total cost about $1.75)
(If this has been done before - 
Hint: it should trap oil.....see where the wire comes in..After seeing everybody being so creative with making cylinder for this and banging out end caps for boilers , these ready made caps came to mind. the bice horizontal barrel shape seemed appealing too.
So the next shots will be of work in progress and we will see how crappy my solder work is......and then the 1"caps are destined for the same  Things will be getting HOT!
Good night Gracie
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steamyjim
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It's and oil trap for a boat?
Maybe for you Modeen Twin?
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mogogear
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Ahh Jim , your a credit to your 3,879 posts!!! I will be needing several oil traps and I was unsure of my soldering and flat copper work.
So I opted for pre-made parts!! The clean-out tube is cut at an angle to can't solder it flush with the bottom and not be able to suck the old oil out..I figured I needed to try for "idiot proof"
.....and of course and IN and OUT. The wire will be soldered onto the base so it will sit securely with a single screw hold down..
I didn't think this would be too hard...
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Les
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Good luck. 
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mogogear
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Done and done! ......Ok- do not everybody try this while eating a sandwich on lunch break -I hurried way too fast, used too small a torch on the bigger areas and am a sloppy solderer.. So show a little pride...blah blah blah... Do as I say, not as I do!
But done except for soldering on the bottom bracket- which I will wait on till I know how it will be oriented in the boat.
With Hoses....
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Les
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Not too bad and as I keep reading, it does come with practice. 
I've done worse myself.
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steamyjim
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Looks brilliant Mo!
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Nick
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The extra solder can be wiped off.
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Steve_S
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That's a great idea. Coincidentally I made a couple of pop pop boat burners last weekend using two of those copper end caps. They're very useful things!
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mogogear
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| Nick wrote: | | The extra solder can be wiped off. |
Ah thats why my fingers hurt 
It looked so pretty sitting in pieces waiting for the torture to begin... but anyway I think it uses easy to source parts, can be made in a variety of sizes and doesnt take many hand tools.
A small hobby torch
A tubing cutter
solder
flux / brsh
Some W&D paper
a drill bit and manual or power drill
A file for looks
I know yours can look better than mine...........You know since mine looks so poorly, I may have a hand at staving it. Some copper brass wire and some woods bits and I will look positively "Pondish" !!
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johnreid
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Two words to help you Mo,
WEAR GLOVES
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mogogear
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Next time-Tell me BEFORE I wipe the hot solder John!! 
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johnreid
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Nyuk nyuk nuyk
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MooseMan
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Great job Mo!
You can get rid of that excess solder by just sanding it down with some W&D. Alternatively, a coat of paint!
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oldstuff
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Why, oh why must they be trapped? We should let the wild oil roam free,
naked and uninhibited, as Nature intended! 
Mo, pardon my ignorance but...er, what's an oil trap? Seriously, I haven't a clue. 
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steamyjim
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A oil trap traps oil from the exhaust steam of an engine Chuck
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oldstuff
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Ah, a condenser of sorts, yes? Thank-you, SteamyJim. Sounds like a fairly
involved boat engine, then. Is there another thread about this boat?
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steamyjim
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Yes its a form of condenser except it doesnt realy pur a vacuum on the exhuast stroke if you no what i mean
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oldstuff
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Hmm, not sure how it functions now, but at least I found the other threads!
So this oil trap is for Mo's Bowman Snipe!
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