Travelover
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I have a couple of 55 gallon plastic barrels with two threaded bung holes each in the top.
I'd like to have a hose bib on the bottom of each to draw out water, but I need to have a 1/2" threaded hole in the side, near the bottom. I do have a 1/2" pipe tap. I can't reach inside to thread on anything on the inside because the two bungs holes are only 3" or so in diameter - it would be like assembling a ship in a bottle.
Any tricks on how to do this? Obviously I can just drill a hole and run in the tap, but I wondering if some trick is involved to get a clean thread that will seal and be relatively strong. Maybe use heat?
I'd like to have a hose bib on the bottom of each to draw out water, but I need to have a 1/2" threaded hole in the side, near the bottom. I do have a 1/2" pipe tap. I can't reach inside to thread on anything on the inside because the two bungs holes are only 3" or so in diameter - it would be like assembling a ship in a bottle.
Any tricks on how to do this? Obviously I can just drill a hole and run in the tap, but I wondering if some trick is involved to get a clean thread that will seal and be relatively strong. Maybe use heat?