I hate sewing canvas !!!

[birol]

I spent hours yesterday sewing the worst areas of Finally's canvas. But it is almost all done now, another hour of sewing and I should be all finished with the torn canvas. Patching it up with the canvas is easy. My wrists, fingers are hurting from forcing the needle through the canvas,. If it wasn't for the pliers, I would not be able to do it. I should take pictures of the areas I sown and post it here

Next is the gas line which I expect to start  Sunday. Eveyone I speak to says just to change it completely I do not want to, it looks to be in very good shape. I just want to re-thread it and use it. What is the diameter fot his pipe supposed to be ? yeah I should measure it Where do I get the thread making thing and what else do I need to connect it to the new cylinder ? I am running out of time here peoples Once I cut and re-thread the pipe it won't reach the cylinder anymore ..... And I only ened to connect it to tha range in the PU no high pressure  stove outside. I need a pressure regulator right ? Come on help me here

[Firefyter-Emt]

Briol, Cut the copper line about 4" from the frame. Now keep that old piece safe for now. Measure the distance from your new tank to that fitting (giving it some room for slack) Now take the new hose you have bought (rubber hose long enough to reach that 4" stub sticking out) and bring it and the cut off line to a hardware store. You then can match up a compression fitting that will fit the cut end of the copper pipe and the correct end to fit yournew rubber hose. For the connections they make a special teflon tape for gas lines, it is yellow.. Make sure you get that. You will not need it on the compression end for a seal, but one wrap will make the brass fitting spin better. I would also try to flush the line before you do this (days in advance, you can flush with a strong stream of water. Just make sure to let it dry. I will not hurt anything, but dry is best.

[mike4947]

As for the pressure regulator make sure you get one that is LOW pressure. It should be marked with something like 11 inches of water pressure. The garden variety regulator used on a outside barbeque is High Pressure or 13 psi. Use the high in place of a low pressure one and the inside stove will shoot flames about 2-3 feet in height.

Don't ask me how I found that one out. Cost me a new side window and canvas as it crazed a 10 foot vinyl window from the heat before I could move and shut it off. Flame was at least a foot over the metal cover/guard.

[birol]

Thanks for the tip Mike, I will make sure I get a lwoe pressure regulator.

Lee, I replied to your sugesstion on fix-it forum as it si more appropriate to have the thread there. No need to make our underemployed moderators work