Need help making a "solvent tube"

[strat81]

I've recently come into possession of some milsurp stocks and need to clean the gunk off them. I've done it in the past with numerous rags and such, but I think it's time for better living through chemistry.

How would I go about making a tube big enough to contain a rifle or shotgun stock? I was thinking about using PVC pipe with one end glued shut and the other end threaded.

The glued end must be sealed completely, i.e., it cannot leak. The threaded or capped end need not seal completely since I won't lay it down.

Is PVC the right material for this? I'm not sure what solvents I'll use, but it might be anything such as mineral spirits, acetone, kerosene, Ed's Red, furniture refinisher, brake cleaner, etc. I know acetone and brake cleaner attack some plastics and leave others alone.

Thoughts?

 

[1 old 0311]

I take my 'gunky' stocks to the coin car wash. The pressure wash does a great job.

 

[RonE]

If the solvent you use comes in a plastic container, it should be ok to use PVC. PVC starts getting expensive when the dia gets to 6" and greater.

 

[hso]

Go with metal and you won't have a problem.

The only polymer that I know you can get in "pipe" that would handle all of those different solvent based products would be polyethylene and you'd have to use sonic welding to seal the base.

 

[Randy in Arizona]

Might want to consider the use of a piece of oval stove vent pipe.
Get a section of this vent pipe.
Assemble in the round, solder the long seam with acid core solder.
Flatten to an oval cross section except for the very bottom which you mash flat and solder shut.
Resolder the side seam where it meets the bottom.
Check for leaks with clean water, if none, wash off all acid core residue.
Dry and fill with the solvent of your choice.

Cap with a washed out
Metal_Snap_Lock_4"_Round_Pipe
(Example only, find steel equivalent locally)


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[langenc]

Soap and hot water in the slop sink after some gasoline and several paper towels--OUTSIDE.