Revolver Ocelot Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 What are you guys using for mortar tubes? Everything I find is either too big or to small to fit the end caps. Also how do you attach the blue canteen to the bottom? Iam trying to rebuild a pack I got from dirtyboy back in 2011, it has been in storage since and kind of fell apart when I took it out of the box today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveMonkey Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I used ABS pipe from Lowe's (I don't remember the diameter so I'd have to look). I also bought PVC caps to go on top.For the blue canteen, I bought corner braces from Lowe's and then E6000 glued them to the seed tray. I then used a screw to attach the canteen to the brace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Ocelot Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Ok, so your not using the caps that came with your suit then. Few more questions, what type of paint do you recommend for the pvc frame? The black is rubbing off of the frame onto the armor, leaving the armor with black marks and white showing on the pack frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonecollector Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 The paint rubbing off the backpack frame is unavoidable. I sealed my frame with clearcoat and it still happened. Its the friction of the frame rubbing against the armor as you walk or take in on and off. Just call it natural weathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Trooper Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I used the caps that came with my armor. You just need to bevel the end of the tube with a dremel first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Ocelot Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Here is what i am running into. The inside of the cap is the exact same size as the tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Trooper Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Here's the tube I used: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Charlotte-Pipe-2-in-x-5-ft-ABS-DWV-Pipe/3134473 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Ocelot Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 I think that is the same thing I got from home depot. Outside diameter measures 2 3/8. Is that the same for yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Trooper Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 I'm not sure. It also depends on where you got your armor from. I know TM and a few others in England have much larger caps than what US vendors supply. I got two end caps from Tosche traders and they were huge. Ended up getting some from crashmann and they worked great. I had to bevel the end of the pipe with a dremel sanding drum some but they went on just fine with no glue needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Ocelot Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 I'll probably have to do that. Both the Anovos caps and some old fx caps are too big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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