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its your fault i never thought about the copper ball toilet system yet i know of itGood find Gaz
@Bouledogue a screw down one gives you chance to fit a long rod and screw it down to keep it tight to the roof
you can make every part the hardest being the ball its mostly soldering copper to copper with solder jointing and the 4" copper pipe is expensive but you can make a roll using seam joins pointed in the 1st page link
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Yes. The screw fitting is a real blessing, @gaz1 . I will use it to anchor the whole fixture. And, with the ball pre-made, the rest - as you say - is very straightforward.
My roofer can fit them for me. He has just bought a new van. I think I paid for it.
Will post pics when done, but likely to be in the autumn.
Again, thank you to all of the gang for your insights. This forum is an incredibly valuable resource.
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I'm in l'Aveyron (12), @nickk . Not a lot happens here, but the weather is good and the people are lovely. Where are you based?
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If you goon to the tube of U…theres a Channel called Escape to Rural France. He has has had roof ornaments made in copper to go with his copper roof….message him and sure he will inform you who made them. An interesting channel too.
https://youtube.com/@escapetoruralfrance?si=n3RbOr9s-1_wWi_z
https://youtube.com/@escapetoruralfrance?si=n3RbOr9s-1_wWi_z
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and a bad shot with a gunJust a farmer with too many roofs.
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Fab. Thank you!
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I think the one linked to has a 5/8" Whitworth thread (11 tpi).
A suitable threaded rod might be difficult to find in France, so maybe purchase in the UK (https://www.gwr-fasteners.co.uk/58-...18313---mild-steel-48-zinc-plated-99798-p.asp)
Another alternative is to file the male thread off this and solder or JB weld it in (so it converts to M12 female):
M16 Male - 14mm & M12 Female - 18mm Thread Adaptor (Total length: 32mm) 6473512
www.orbitalfasteners.co.uk
Edit: just noticed that the seam on the eBay one would be vertical in use, whereas your original is horizontal. The pigeons are fussy.
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I think the one linked to has a 5/8" Whitworth thread (11 tpi).
A suitable threaded rod might be difficult to find in France, so maybe purchase in the UK (https://www.gwr-fasteners.co.uk/58-...18313---mild-steel-48-zinc-plated-99798-p.asp)
Another alternative is to file the male thread off this and solder or JB weld it in (so it converts to M12 female):
M16 Male - 14mm & M12 Female - 18mm Thread Adaptor (Total length: 32mm) 6473512
Edit: just noticed that the seam on the eBay one would be vertical in use, whereas your original is horizontal. The pigeons are fussy.
I am also concerned about the orientation of the seam.
Doesn't feel right somehow
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I also would require the seam to be correct. I wouldn't sleep otherwise. The one from PlantexUK seems to fit the bill. Will obtain a sample when in the UK.I am also concerned about the orientation of the seam.
Doesn't feel right somehow
I have Whitworth rod in various sizes, and can also make it with the lathe.
4 miles from Hay-on-wye,we travel and camp in your region,very beautiful. Is cabrerets lot or aveyron?
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Oh lovely. Cabrerets is in the Lot, but not far from us at all.
You are very privileged to live near Hay-on-wye. It is a beautiful place, and the festival is fabulous. Talking of books, there used to be a gorgeous bookshop not too far from you in Malvern. Run by a mad old lady (in a good way) who planned to hand it over to her niece. Do you know whether it still exists?
Did that at school, sometimes the copper deposit is brown, powderey and rubs off.
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you wont get a sample but what i can tell you its made out of 0.8-1mm copper sheet made into a ballI also would require the seam to be correct. I wouldn't sleep otherwise. The one from PlantexUK seems to fit the bill. Will obtain a sample when in the UK.
I have Whitworth rod in various sizes, and can also make it with the lathe.
as goes for the fastening rod you can buy a u channel galvanised part which gives you a good torq point that can be fasted tight to the roof timbers
the bar is best galvanised the ball is copper whilst the fastener is brass
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By a "sample", I mean I will buy one to look at before I buy a half-dozen more.
Good thought re fixing.
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this or even the post ones as long as you can put a rod through them
www.fhbrundle.co.uk
Self Install U Bracket Galvanised Steel to DIN ISO 1461 | F.H.Brundle - F H Brundle
Self Install U Bracket Galvanised Steel to DIN ISO 1461. Buy online or call to order. Free delivery on orders over £150 + VAT.
www.fhbrundle.co.uk
