It has been said:
As to the test, it would not be hard to rig up a spring loaded hammer. Use
a hammer blow one time than have a nail another. I was thinking of
mounting the pipe and .22 in a small ditch then fire the .22 with a string.
Simple shade tree engineering often works better than the best multiple
degrees, "lets do a formal test" type.
Something missing from all of this 'lets test it' discussion is what the
test will really tell you. I have dropped a wine glass on my kitchen
counter and it didn't break. Does that mean the glass is unbreakable?
Will the next one break if I repeat the test?
Why think about it at all? PVC is a dime a foot, iron is 50 cents.
Fittings are a quarter vs. a dollar. So what. We are talking about
saving $50-100 on piping here.
Mark Miller
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