knocked some fresh detcans up over the weekend-
this is what you need to do the job-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]all parts bought from B&Q to keep the job easy.
total cost was £20
2 meters of 12mm (ID) hose
1 pack of 12mm y pipe joiners
1 set of standard ear defenders
1. 12mm copper tube
Tools needed-
hammer
hacksaw
glue (superglue will do)
drill with 10mm bit
common sense
First job is to flatten one end of the copper tube with a hammer-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Next job is the drill a 8mm hole in the flattened end-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Then remove excess copper with a hacksaw and finish it with a file-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]This can now be pushed into one end of the plastic tube using a lot of force-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Next take the ear defenders and remove one of the cans-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Remove the padding and foam liner-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]drill a 10mm hole in the side of the can-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Next cut an end off one of the plastic joiners-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]And glue it into the hole in the can-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Attach the other end of the hose to the pipe to the can and refit the padding without the foam, the refit the can to the ear defenders-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Like magic, you now have your very own set of detcans....easy!
If you want to make them for both ears you can use the extra joiner to split the pipe to both ears but I find it a lot better using 1 side.
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