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Step 10Spout
The Spout is formed from an automotive steel fuel/brake line. (purchased as a generic 4' section at the local auto supply store)
1. Bend it into a 180 degree cane shape.
The diameter of the bend should be 1/2 diameter of the bucket. This will position the Spout nozzle over the hole in the bottom of the Basin.
Note: The flared end of the brake line adds a finished look to the open "Nozzle" end of the Spout.
2. Slide a 2" section of clear hardware tubing onto the other end of the Spout.
3. Slide a 1/2" to 3/8" galvanized reducer fitting on the Spout.
4. Then slide about a 24" length of tubing onto the Spout.
The reducer fitting will be trapped in location on the Spout by the two sections of tubing; yet free to spin and thread onto the Spout Riser.
Note: The contact area of several inches of tubing "sleeved" over the bottom edn of the Spout, and the low pressures involved, means a clamp is not required to retain the tubing or to prevent leaks at this joint.
5. Feed the Spout, and Tubing Assembly down through the Spout Riser pipes and thread the reducer fitting onto the top of the 1/2" Spout Riser Pipe.
Ignore the wine cork shown in the photos it is remenents of an earlier spout locating scheme.
1. Bend it into a 180 degree cane shape.
The diameter of the bend should be 1/2 diameter of the bucket. This will position the Spout nozzle over the hole in the bottom of the Basin.
Note: The flared end of the brake line adds a finished look to the open "Nozzle" end of the Spout.
2. Slide a 2" section of clear hardware tubing onto the other end of the Spout.
3. Slide a 1/2" to 3/8" galvanized reducer fitting on the Spout.
4. Then slide about a 24" length of tubing onto the Spout.
The reducer fitting will be trapped in location on the Spout by the two sections of tubing; yet free to spin and thread onto the Spout Riser.
Note: The contact area of several inches of tubing "sleeved" over the bottom edn of the Spout, and the low pressures involved, means a clamp is not required to retain the tubing or to prevent leaks at this joint.
5. Feed the Spout, and Tubing Assembly down through the Spout Riser pipes and thread the reducer fitting onto the top of the 1/2" Spout Riser Pipe.
Ignore the wine cork shown in the photos it is remenents of an earlier spout locating scheme.
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The piece you are referring to is wine bottle cork (the man-made synthetic variety) drilled and slid on the the spout. It was the original means of keeping the spout from dropping down into the riser. It was replaced by the shorter section of clear tubing. I just never took the cork off.
Sorry for the confusion I... guess I did not make the explanation prominent enough.