PVC is Beyond my Comprehension

I am still trying to conquer the garage and some household repairs. I bought myself a cheap toolbox for my reloading junk, which helped me clear off the crap from my .38 Super escapades. And I reinstalled my huge 5″ vise.

My latest problem? A leaking PVC pipe on the exit side of a pump. The 1 1/2″ pipe threads into the pump, and then it goes into an elbow. The leak was at the pump side. I cut the pipe with a hacksaw, unscrewed it from the pump, put it back in with a decent dose of Teflon, and then put a splice in the pipe to rejoin it. But the splice leaks. And it’s glued. Now what do I do?

I have no idea how people fix PVC pipe joints that are held together with cement. Aren’t they unbreakable?

I was going to make a new pipe, but apparently, you have to buy an insanely expensive tool in order to thread PVC. I figured it would be an $8 doodad from Home Depot.

Unrelated: I got crazy and ordered a drill press, but it turns out the web ad was wrong, so I can’t get the price I wanted. I have to pay 50 bucks for freight, plus 30 for a lift truck. Would you pay 30 bucks for a lift, for a product weighing 250 pounds? Seems to me you could lower one end to the ground, stand it up, and put it on a handtruck. If Steel City had a dealer around here, it would be worth it to pay cash and pick it up myself.

Whoops, they do have a dealer. Maybe I can work that out.

If you’ve had your eye on some heavy item that comes with free shipping, you better look again. Free shipping deals are drying up.