<FONT face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"> Ron<br>   I usually don't leave it in the press more than  a few hours for good measure with the Bolduc glue.  But always at least  2. I'm not in a hurry.  Only overnignt if it's the last thing we do that day.<br>   Dale<br> </FONT><br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_0_b9e3ffc8-27b5-4f29-b117-aeac8c2e13eb style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff">Allan Gilreath, RPT wrote: <br> > Maybe not a bull’s eye but be sure to stay out of the line of fire. > <grin> I think we only went up to 100psi on leak tests (not that we use > near that much for pressing.) We also used a rubber gasket between the > fire hose and the end caps to give more grip (they really wanted to > slide out of the synthetic fire hose!) You’ve definitely embarked on an > adventure! Making the curved cauls and the backing braces proved > interesting too. It’s quite a bit of pressure over the distance of a > long rub. <br> > > Allan <br>  <br> Allan, Will, <br> I used galvanized plugs, filled the threads with cheapo silicone/latex adhesive caulk, and put them together with hose clamps. No noticeable leaks, and no failures (yet). I figure the caulk sealed it airtight, while the hose clamp pressed the lining into the threads for the needed grip. <br>  <br> Oh yea. Why are some of you leaving the clamps on overnight? Is it t he glue you're using? After an hour, or even as little as a half hour with Titebond, you couldn't get the rib off without destroying it. Just curious. <br>  <br> Ron N <br> </div> <div id='u8CAEF0F076028D9-CD4-7014' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Find phone numbers fast with the <A title="http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001" href="http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001" target="_blank">New AOL Yellow Pages</A>!</FONT> </div>