Using Metal Tubes for my loop! Here's how...

[@steve2171]

Please do a video of the heat gun on the radiator experiment you described.

[@douglasburch3265]

For those who are asking about what tool Jay uses for cleaning his freshly cut ends, it looks like the Primochill finishing bit. Jay said he's using 10/13mm tubing but Primochill doesn't make one specifically for that size. I would venture to guess he's using the 3/8" x 1/2" bit since they are nearly identical.

[@PowBamZing]

PC gamers in 2005: "I bet by 2019 we'll have computers that can read our minds." Computers in 2019: **Diamond studded RAM**

[@sean_delay]

Pow Bam Zing lmfao

[@jakehead20]

I mean we do have tech that can be controlled with our minds. But yes, Diamond RAM is at least 10x more important imo

[@RoraighPrice]

'Diamond studded (RGB) RAM'

[@Jamato300489]

lol! 2025: Announced release of "Cryostasis Cooling Chambers" for "QDDs" (Sold ahead of QDDs) Quoted By: NVidia 2030: Expected indestructable "Quartz-Diamond Drives or (QDDs)" offering unlimited storage with Transfer Speeds of up 10BkPs... (Blinks Per Second!!) 2031: Expected release of IQBs (Inteligence Quotient Bots) reading our brains at Lightspeed to scan for DNA defects & functional Improvements 😅😅😅

[@ninjanippledog725]

In 2005, 2019 would only be 14 years away, no one would think that, and definitely not of a specific year like 2019. More like 1970 vs 2020.

[@curtisclark5756]

Jay: "Wow that's really in there!" *shakes computer more violently* Got to love Jay haha.

[@Outland9000]

And I can break RAM slots just by looking at them... FML. 😐

[@enragedhippie]

Huh.... These Alphacool fittings actually work exactly like Wiggins fittings used in aircraft fuel and vent systems. A bit overkill for this, but I like it.

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

Naw cuz , let's get him to go to swajlok

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

I wouldn't call it overkill. I would say all the other fittings are underpar. When your dealing with expensive hardware the user shouldn't care about an additional mfg cost of 5c per fittings. I think this is the time for us all to call for a change in our fitting preferences... VIVA LA REVOLUTION!

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

@@probablynotabigtoe9407 haha , no man . I'm trying to get Jay to go to swajlok. Not $0.05 more per fitting , more like $30.00 per fitting . There's another guy in here too , who also uses swajlok in his trade . Thing is , it don't leak , even if you use the tubing for a handle . Stuff is incredible . But nutso expensive

[@Ross-nj6ck]

@@texasdeeslinglead2401 we use swagelok fittings on instrument tubing on the oil rig I work on. Gas and liquids at pressures of 600 barg run through the tubing no bother.

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

@@Ross-nj6ck it's nuts how much pressure 1/4" and 1/8 " can take under n.o.p. normal operating pressure . I used to think there was no possible way .

[@BlackKatalyst]

I'd love to see a collab with Jay and Adam Savage, especially with Adam's prop building skills

[@Medievalfan94]

OH GOD YES! Two Masters of random minds... That would be awesome!

[@myopicthunder]

Nah

[@johan23501]

Yeah, that would be so awesome! :O =D

[@Ben_D.]

Seriously. Some outlandish build like a scale model of a Terminator or something, where they actually use film props. Animate it and all that stuff that Adam is known for. And then put Jays PC tech in it.

[@thedominator87]

Phil: "does that mean you are Thanos? Jay's spirit: *broken

[@asianspike]

SNAP

[@KSPilo]

I was waiting for the finger snapping...

[@eisenklad]

you can say, he lost his head

[@dunkedoreo]

Gone reduced to atoms

[@michaelchang140]

that means only 50% of us will see the end of this build

[@SirNickyT]

I love your excitement with this project. It's contagious. Part of me wishes I'd have saved all the videos for when it's done and I could just sit down watch them all at once over an hour or two.

[@Barnacules]

The coolest thing about a metal loop is now that tubing itself becomes a heat-sink 👍

[@swagchief98]

I wonder how much it actually dissipates heat though, i would assume not that much but the flex itself is worth it

[@InsulinAdikt]

I think Linus said the effect is negligible. You would need extremely long runs to see a difference.

[@thomasr7129]

@Love Thy Neighbor Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, and as such does not oxidize or rust. That - along with its strength and ease of use (machining) made it very popular for use in marine environments, boats in particular.

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

1 foot of tubing can probably dissipate ~1-3watts or something not to significant, if the tubing was fluted or finned it could drastically increase it. Just a wild guess

[@bepbep7418]

@@thomasr7129 copper most certainly does oxide. Ever seen a copper roof?

[@XtreamStealth2010]

PS All true. Jay I really like your attention to detail you show every fitting in your loop. I feel that attention to detail is the key to a Leak Proof System. I would like to share a few tips. 1. There are a lot of different fittings out there. and like you showed, a lot of different types of sealing systems. However, I can't stress this enough. When choosing fittings, the number individual peaces that make up one fitting is directly related to the possibility of a catastrophic fail (or leak). Meaning: Every place that seals a fitting to tubing, waterblock to tubing, waterblock to fitting, ext. IS A POTENTIAL LEAK. (EVERYONE) Reducing this number of SEALS without losing the quality of the long term seal and attention to detail to sealing each fitting one at a time will insure a long lived leak proof system. There is one thing I do when sealing up a custom water loop you may want to try. Teflon Tape. I tar it into thin strips and rap everything that's threaded, O-Ringed or not.

[@phenomanII]

It's a shame that Alphacool screwed up with their VPP755 pumps SO BAD. Everyone knew there were issues, but they kept blaiming their customers. Absolutely despicable.

[@Jayztwocents]

Yeah and EK and their old nickel plating process that flaked off, and PrimoChill and their fluid gunking and Mayhems with their color change fluid issues.... and all these companies also blamed the customer. Obviously if we boycotted any company that’s had any past issues that needed to be worked through we would have no one left to build our rigs with would we? My point is.... stop being a jerk for the sake of “cancel culture” and recognize when companies make improvements and efforts that derive FROM their past mistakes!

[@TheRealDrae]

Jay, with all due respect, both of you are wrong. Ya gotta see BOTH the good and bad sides, not just good or just bad.

[@dismiggo]

Apple in a nutshell

[@CheapBastard1988]

@@Jayztwocents Then what about Thermaltake Jay?

[@liviubita4238]

There is a radical solution to all this: plastidip the computer after assembling it, get a bigger fish water tank, submerge the PC in it, blow A.C. at the tank like crazy, boom, you're done! Of course, if it's summer, use that on the rocks and a sprinkle of salt, hold the straw! ;-))

[@Ephem13]

I think a lot of people have forgotten how good metal tubes can look. Black nickel and glass are my two favorite tubes to see in a system. Takes more fittings to make both of them work but it's so worth it.

[@aimluck3687]

Petiton To Make Jay do a video in Purple Skin Paint | | V

[@Revener666]

:)

[@stimothy9396]

Jay, im a machinists and surface finish is very important in my trade. A trick we use when gripping a finished surface with pliers is wrap the jaw ends of your pliers with electrical tape.

[@AnxiousDavid]

yeah people should shut up about it taking till 2021 jay is more than capable of taking till 2022 if not 2023 easy..

[@bepbep7418]

This will be done when Paul finishes his HTPC

[@TheSirGoreaxe]

It's a race to see who gets their PC's finished. Currently Paul's PC is in the lead, he just needs to get that p.f sense router and the PCIE extender to mount his graphics card.

[@Banzai51]

It will be done when GRRM releases The Winds of Winter.

[@TheSirGoreaxe]

Or Half Life 3 comes out.

[@bhew7409]

Why is he so slow? Is it his stupid nose?

[@Tpbmods]

Jay, I love how you showed it goes Fitting, Brass, Washer, Oring, Collar... But then install it FITTING, ORING, WASHER, BRASS, COLLAR!!!!

[@SpardaDVLKing3]

Lol, throwing shade at nvidia.

[@wysetech2000]

SpardaDVLKing3 It's too bad KZbin creators just can't do unbiased video's.

[@CrispyCrusader117]

@@wysetech2000 He uses Nvidia cards, the shade he threw isnt biased at all, its based on how Nvidia is confident they are the top dog and but AMD is coming up and pushing through pretty well, competition is a wonderful thing when its in full swing

[@frank_texas7400]

wysetech2000 Maybe because Nvidia is ripping everyone off

[@TheGentry000]

Even if all the youtubers through shade nvidia still will not lower there prices. The next top end gpu probably will cost 2500 euros thats why nvidia needs to be stopped. Remember when top end gpu was like 700$ thats a reasonable price

[@CrispyCrusader117]

@@TheGentry000 i remember a better time where the titan was the one that was the $1000 plus before manufactures special cards, which could shoot up even the gtx 980s into $1000+ but now we got to hope super cards are in stock and aren't getting jacked up to get better deals

[@GeorgeD1]

Where I live it is common practice to use copper tubing for water installations in bathrooms and kitchens. So nickel plated copper tubing in all sizes is cheap and readily available. And bending softened copper tube requires a simple tool (so inserts, sand or water required) which is, again, not so expensive, and copper tubes cost, ironically, less per meter than PETG tubing from PC water-cooling brands. Win!

[@chadbentley4008]

Jay I got a challenge video for you. A custom water cooled loop with hard tubing. No cutting, only bending.

[@AlphaMachina]

That, I'd like to see. It'd end up looking like a Celtic knot or a Greek maze or some sh!t.

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

ɑʟpʜɑ ɱɑсʜɪиɑ Some kind of knot with two loops would actually look really good!

[@psuedoscience6943]

Has to be dual gpu

[@AlphaMachina]

@@hfjde Yeah, we got that. Hence the knot and maze idea.

[@AlphaMachina]

@@hfjde lol, sorry! :P

[@buckminst]

Not gonna lie, if I do a hard tube open loop water cooling build, I'm definitely using those Alphacool fittings. That demonstration totally sold me on their clamping force.

[@Barnacules]

I didn't even know KOSS was still around, I used to have their speakers in my stereo system when I was a kid. I remember them sounding pretty good.

[@ICCUWANSIUT]

Barnacules Nerdgasm I’m commenting on this both because no one else has so far, and I am genuinely curious if your situation has improved, because last I saw you were taking a break to fix your problems. You gettin better my friend?

[@scottishian150]

This is the best looking build I've seen. Love the blacked out look.

[@asianspike]

Hey Nvidia! Better win Jay back 4:17 lol

[@alexv5125]

Lmao ik that's good shit

[@esra_erimez]

+1

[@esra_erimez]

@@carrotsmoker9901 AMd is doing rather well for themselves now with the new Ryzen CPUs

[@alexv5125]

@@carrotsmoker9901 well Nvidia will be like AMD Polaris, Navi is solid

[@eternalgamers10]

This video makes me want to do this to my rig so bad my rig so far is black and white pretty much like a stormtrooper. It's looking great so far I cannot wait until you finish it. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. This is teaching me about a few stuff I didn't know about.

[@tekidiots6863]

Yo jay, cna you do a video on the tools you are using for water cooling, eg drill/cutters etc.....

[@CourtneyRoberts1982]

He has several search for the older stuff on watercooling basics

[@electroevolution5777]

Stupid request? How could knowing what brand names change how you use the same damn tools?

[@GIBiochip]

I'm gearing up to build my first hard tube water cooled loops, and videos like this are invaluable, thanks for the education and entertainment.

[@surtography]

Here's a suggestion/hope this happens one day Adam Savage and JayzTwoCents on a One Day Builds episode doing a completely custom PC.

[@Lethalgarage]

About time someone offers a hex head!!!! God my fingers over the years when trying to tighten things down or losses tight fittings.

[@jorikvanzeijl1899]

My siltent prayers have been answered, metal tubes!! It looks great

[@thomasuniat2939]

"Which is what we all hope happens to NVidia" *PREACH!*

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

Well intel is already in the panic stage, and Nvidia doesn't look much better off. The 5700 cards has caught them napping. It's true they aren't performance leaders, yet, but they are sure value leaders in the mid range and below. The 5700 XT trades blows with the 2070 Super, and I doubt Nvidia was expecting that, or that the competition would be priced as aggressively as it was. The 2070 Super was a necessary development or they could have just handed over the keys to the palace to AMD. And with the 2070 Super coming so close to the 2080 they had to release a S version of that too. Meanwhile the 2080 TI has so strong performance that there was nothing threatening it, but it looks like they think that could be about to change. A few days back I noticed that the webshop I buy almost all parts from were dropping the price on every 2080 TI they list. I'm guessing that is because Nvidia is about to present an updated model. If they wait for the announcement there's a risk they will be left sitting on stock while almost everyone with the money for these expensive cards are waiting for the new shiny. They still have quite a lot of the 1080 TI in stock and now they can't get rid of these without dropping the prices radically. So I'm guessing they do not want to be left with a lot of the 2080 TI taking up shelf space and tying up a lot of money again. What I think we are going to get is a 2080 TI Super of some kind. I don't think it's going to be a new architecture, it's to soon for that, but rather a upgraded version of the existing TI. And it's quite obvious why they would choose to do that. They've had these GPU's in production for about a year now (launched September 27, 2018) and have had time to get the production trimmed in. With some polish they should be able to get just a bit more performance out of the TU102-300 design, and with the threat of AMD launching Big Navi that could potentially threaten Nvidia in the high end segment, and possibly even do it at a lower price point they certainly isn't going to just hope that AMD stumbles and fail to follow up the success with the 5700 series. When Nvidia released the RTX series they had no real competition in the mid to high performance market. Instead of going for maximum performance they put their money into developing the RT cores and the technology to accelerate ray tracing. Now it turns out that the performance just isn't there to support ray tracing in games while keeping the frame rates high, and neither the game developers nor the gamers has not flocked to the tech. Meanwhile AMD is now threatening to match the raw performance at a better price, and gamers are buying these cards even without any support for ray tracing. This is bound to make the management nervous, especially if they aren't close to being finished with the successor to their current lineup.

[@Sacrimony]

Well, this all went wrong, didn't it??? Now AMD's on the run

[@thomasuniat2939]

@@Sacrimony For me jury is still out until we see rasterization and price comparison numbers. NVidia has a history of saying things like "2 times the performance" * *If you ever find a game that supports all of these technologies, good luck sucker.

[@keikun6969original]

Jay When I need to use pliers on a fitting with threads, I put hot glue on the plier teeth (letting it dry of course). This helps prevent damaging the threads of your fitting.

[@Jayztwocents]

Nice life hack! I’ll have to try it

[@willchase5692]

Can’t wait to see this one done in 2019

[@RationalAndFree]

Really am loving the look of the tubing and the entire build.

[@N-VAMusic]

Damn this is the earliest I've ever been to your videos

[@KI-201]

Random pipe working tip on the sanding that may or may not help in the future (when you go to restock supplies.) Look for plumber's emery cloth instead of regular sandpaper, it's awesome at sanding pipes quickly/easily/uniformly. I agree with others too though, definitely have a re-do of the radiator/heat gun experiment.

[@530pm]

Hey jay, whats that tool called on your drill, i need to pick one up

[@bronxbrown1986]

I would also like to know

[@miguelsanchez2695]

I was about to ask that too!

[@conradyeadon8714]

A countersink or deburring bit depending where you're from.

[@akmarksman]

@530pm Primochill RFB Rigid Tubing Finishing Bit. They have different sizes,but theyre all $26.95 on Amazon.

[@miguelsanchez2695]

@@akmarksman so since he's using 13mm OD, I'm guessing he's using the 14mm tool? I don't see any 13mm in Primochill's website.

[@games4850]

Can't wait until this build is finished, it's going to look very classy!!

[@Barnacules]

Pro-Tip if you don't want to scratch stuff with your pliers just put electrical tape over the teeth on them before you grip whatever you're gripping and it usually prevents any scratches 👍

[@BrikBot]

EK fittings also has the hex center, and those hex centers are wonderful. Nice to see another company doing it.

[@Gobzish]

Anyone know the make etc of the de-burring tool he uses in the drill?

[@Kimbalhota]

Primochill RFB Rigid Tubing Finishing Bit

[@vumast3r]

@@Kimbalhota do you know what size he used?

[@ford24680]

I love the metal tubing. That's gonna take that system to a whole new level.

[@pjgriffiths9365]

One of those graphics cards cost more then my entire build...

[@josuelservin2409]

Only half the RAM in there is more expensive than mine 😂

[@bradleywalton970]

PJ Griffiths you sir need a new build

[@jondonnelly3]

@@bradleywalton970 Not sure you understand how much a Titan RTX costs. (You could build a 9900k +2080 super card based pc for less)

[@bradleywalton970]

Jon Donnelly I know how much a Titan RTX costs but I didn’t realize that’s what he had. I thought Jay was using 2080 Ti’s

[@cool12191]

@@bradleywalton970 Yep he is using 2x EVGA 2080 Ti FTW 3

[@TwistedD85]

I remember when I first saw a build with metal tubing it was chrome or just nickel plated copper tubing. One piece runs and all bent to fit, looked so nice. But I have imagine getting anything plated in Cali is probably pretty difficult these days and expensive with the processes they have to use now. The straight tubing with fittings is growing on me though with all these clean builds. Just saw the bent tubing, nice!

[@mrluna69]

On my screen it says 1 view and 1 like from me but I clearly know it’s not like that, it’s not perfectly balanced, KZbin isn’t drunk it just not updating fast enough...

[@sirkingjamz101]

I would've watched a 40min video to see all the pipes fitted today, but i understand extending the recordings... cant wait to see the final product in 3 years :)

[@teemunknee]

*Uploaded 38 seconds ago* *Has 29 likes*

[@SoCalStyles]

and...

[@sopcannon]

@@SoCalStyles youtube

[@salemas5]

There are, like, ten billion different videos explaining this and that thing where are few hundred views and thousand of likes... You need just do simple search.

[@teemunknee]

@@salemas5 I really hope you're never an educator. My statement was simply about speed. Did I ask why it was the case? No. Stop being a toxic type of KZbin commenter.

[@Krydolph]

thats bad, not even a like pr second? BUUUH

[@johnlemus7921]

The pre-bent chrome pieces were a good call because I am pretty sure the plate them after they have been cut at the factory. Often if you have to heat chrome it will turn colors, which would require extra polishing after.

[@siegfriedengelhart7510]

i would not sand the ends thats where youre sealing is jay the brass ring wil clamp the pipe

[@umbra1016]

And risk rough edges breaking the seals? He specifically said why he has to sand it in this vid... :/

[@siegfriedengelhart7510]

@@umbra1016 still would not sand it use lube instead

[@nicknikes1557]

To be honest I've never owned a desktop computer I really like building things I'm a machinist by trade I've really learned a lot from J I appreciate everything you do soon I'll save up enough to start building my own rig thank you for everything

[@Bbreezy3900]

Jay,stupid idea:Build 6 computers to match all the infinity stones.

[@HotRodHippie]

I've been so very tempted to stainless Hardline a system. I do cars all the time and think it could be great. Loving this bling look.

[@Broadpaw_Fox]

AN fittings and braided stainless line in a computer... now this needs to happen. Definitely. :)

[@HotRodHippie]

@@Broadpaw_Fox heck I could do the build on my channel at that rate. Would likely just hard line it all in reality. No worries about rubber contamination clogging block passages.

[@Odinvalknir]

Jesus Jay... Go buy some swagelok stuff, cutter, reamer, benders, etc ..

[@hoistline]

This, Swagelock is real industrial tubing and fittings, i work with some pipefitters doing a system that will operate at 10,000 psi and they are putting it together with wrenches, cutters and benders, all are hand-held simple tools...

[@Odinvalknir]

@Swoop B because the cutter he has is trash, he even said he'd like more grip area on the cutter. He uses metal tubing enough to warrant the $65 on a real tool.

[@Outland9000]

Its funny you should say that...

[@hono1337]

He was right at the end guys Can't wait to see it in 2022

[@BCSJRR]

Compression fittings? Dude sweat solder 'em together! Totally tubular...

[@DavidLeon140m3]

than you got to worry about the flux after you sweat the pipes together

[@X1j5]

This is going to look really good. Can’t wait to see it finished

[@louisbrown786]

I was chatting to a girl before this but then I saw “metal tubes” so long story short I’ve just pissed off my girl

[@scottmurphy4946]

Now she is calling fuckboy Kyle to see his flesh tube

[@docferringer]

If you want to avoid scratching those fittings check out jewlers' tools. They come with silicone or plastic pads on the "grippy" parts of the pliers to prevent damaging delicate finishes.

[@1spaghetti32]

You can't tease us about popping a water cooling system and not show us a video Jay!!!

[@Outland9000]

*POP IT!!!*

[@apexcapital1328]

Got my InWin 928 ready to go, just waiting on the 3950X. I was going hard tubing, but after thinking about it I went with soft tubing to save myself the trouble and potential leaking issues if I were to bump the tubing when working on it.

[@LordOdinPresents]

Cardboard is better for the environment because its infinitely recyclable. Plastic is not.

[@thekristi3109]

Love the video Jay. Not to sound know-it-all, but the primochill compression fittings can be turned using a hex as well. If you look closely at the top of the threads, there are marks that align to a hex lug. I owned my set for years before I noticed them.

[@j0my77]

You look like you are really enjoying yourself jay, it is really nice to see :)

[@anomous2307]

I just ordered some AplhaCool heat sinks for my GPU memory, it shows them bentish in the sales picture. I applaud their honesty. But they were exactly what I was looking for, I couldn't find them anywhere else, and it only cost me about $17 with shipping for a 10 piece set. Very reasonable. I'm not a huge aesthetics person when it come's to my PC it's more of a open face tinker town.

[@Dark_Reaper_86]

Brass is a copper alloy, same with bronze. Which many people don't seem to understand. So yes, brass is fine if you have copper components. Brass is primarily copper, just with some zinc

[@thefluffyknight84]

This build is gonna be gorgeous when its done. Cant wait to see it!!

[@odchiguefrancis]

Damn im so excited to see this build get finished

[@zyerath]

look up hardline wire tubing for the psu cables, I think they'd fit the metal tubes here nicely

[@Xomsabre]

To elaborate on Jay's point of "brass and copper are okay together", brass isn't an elemental metal (i.e. Aluminium, Copper, Iron, Tin, etc.), it is a metal alloy (the combination of two metals--specifically Copper and Zinc). Being an alloy of Copper and Zinc, brass (on its own) does not react negatively with either metal. Thus using Copper and brass in a loop will not have negative affects.

[@Hiiipowerdanni]

This build is going to be insane!

[@TheAwesonymous]

The best looking metal case imo, and you got it, awesome!

[@rcjd7834]

Adam Savage is the best at DIY stuff! Props for consulting his vids! Also, I didn't realize Phil was that short. He's just fun size!

[@samthemultimediaman]

If and when i upgrade, I'm thinking about building a GEO cooler (big coil of tube buried in the ground). Then it will always be cooler then the air in the summer and really cold in the winter.

[@rianthebear]

I just want to say "Thanks Jay!" Inspired me to finally build my customs system.

[@tonycastro8687]

That tubing is going to look so good. Looking forward to seeing the end result.

[@KozmozzTV]

I’m really liking this build!!

[@bailey2624]

been running primochill fittings with 1/2in OD copper tubing for years now without a single leak. but these new OC cool fittings are far superior and will get them for my next build for added security

[@Jayztwocents]

AlphaCool, not OC Cool

[@bailey2624]

@@Jayztwocents Opps

[@Celician83]

I think that cutout from the distro plate is perfect to mount a small pump/res combo like the Revo 120 by EK, though I know at this point your trying to stick with Alphacool products. Take your time, I'm enjoying the little things your doing, wishing I could afford to do it myself.

[@quietambassador7733]

Build looks amazing. I would love an oxidized copper build series! Keep up the top tier content and keep cycling!

[@xaytana]

It'd be kinda cool if you could somehow combine the pump, reservoir, and distribution plate into a block of components. Rotate the distribution plate 180° from the position you had it, where the fatter end is lower, put the pump behind the plate, then find a reservoir that would fit the cutout the plate has. A cuboid reservoir would work well, part of it could stick out past the distribution plate, while the back portion could sit over the pump. Not only do you keep the distribution plate, you hide the pump which would have been difficult to integrate into the theme, and you're able to add some depth with the plate and reservoir combo is three dimensional rather than fairly planar. The reservoir may not look large, but you're also filling up the depth introduced by layering the pump and distribution plate, rather than the typical reservoir that fills the height of the case. I also mentioned rotating the distribution block, to put the reservoir up higher and more central in the case, because this would result in better accomplishment of adding dimension to the looks, where not rotating the distribution block would result in the reservoir being in the front bottom corner where it wouldn't add much to the aesthetics. But there's honestly too many ways you could incorporate that plate, my suggestion is just one of them. All depends on how much work you want to put into the build to keep it. But I personally think hiding the pump and having more 3-dimensionality in the aesthetics would work well for the theme. Plus it'd be something different to do, rather than just using the same basic set of components in a similar layout to most builds.

[@taylormoore9266]

Use the back side of a mouse pad to grip the metal tube. I have one in my tool kit for that exact purpose. Hope that helps!

[@kyoudaiken]

Phil's laughter is always striking. xD

[@njkoch]

The metal tubing will look slick when finished. Makes me want to switch to metal. Would be interested in seeing the copper pipe build. I am curious as to how it would look over the long term (ie. the tarnishing). Glass would be cool too. Mod it to look like a system from a lab.

[@TinkerManMick]

Your vid is currently recommending mine. Thanks man!! Awesome vid btw

[@Lucerne9]

Can't wait to see this built in 2020 Jay

[@Achromania]

Love metal tubing. Slick.

[@tr233]

This is pretty cool build, wow !

[@MartinEvans]

That build is gonna look so amazing! love the idea of using the metal tubing.

[@tylermichael2161]

Can't wait to see this build finished in 2021 Jay!

[@workinprogress5936]

I have had my parts for my build for a day now. I am in no rush. Getting my room together first so I have a proper place to build it.

[@Banzai51]

Can't wait to see this one done in 2021, Jay.

[@bigjohn3435]

tubing cutter like that, when used correctly, takes a good bit of time to cut the tube. the tightening knob is plenty big enough, if you over torque the tool you'll crush the tube as he did. when used correctly it also makes pretty clean cuts that 4 turns from a manual de burring tool should finish fine.

[@jvgoransson]

Finally! How loong we have waited for this moment. Phil gets micked up 👏 well done 👏

[@dfolland3867]

Hey Jay; firstly awesome content as always. Just thought i'd give a little advice; I work in the hydraulics industry for Hydroscand, although sanding the endges may give better grip. It will also cause wear to the o-ring, yes the vibrations from the pump are small. But combined with the heat cycling the system will see it will speed up the wear. The seals are the most common failure point of hydraulic systems. Regards from over the pond.

[@Jayztwocents]

Your hydraulics are under FAR more pressure than this system EVER would be. Sanding the ends of these metal tubes has been done for years and it never damaged the orings. People need to stop comparing industrial needs with computer needs. This system won’t even reach a half a bar

[@dfolland3867]

@@Jayztwocents Oh yeah of course it wouldn't see that kind of pressures. Apologies the way I wrote that made it sound like a jab at you. Not my intention, been watching you since 2014 and like many on your channel inspired me to build my own systems. Both you and Phil keep up the epic work!

[@fordsrmaster]

Loving the build so far!!

[@AgentLokVokun]

Hey Jay, just a heads up. I have the same kind of power tools as you on your peg board. You should *REALLY* leave the batteries out of the drill and impact gun. The micro controller will have slight drain on the batteries and eventually kill them prematurely. The issue with this is if the cells drop below some voltage (like beyond dead) it will greatly shorten the life span of the batteries (and they're not forgiving). Anyways, storing the batteries at 60% - 100% is best while not in the power tool (and obv not on the charger all day)

[@jondonnelly3]

I had this idea to make hardline tubing easier. A mockup system. Tubing that can be rebent lots of times without needing heat( it could be solid). So you could physically see what the bend would look like in the build. Then when you are happy you can take the measurements off the mockup. Possibly foam tube with a metal wire inside that keeps the form. Or a lego style system of plastic tubes and bends that snap together to make the various shapes. In many builds I see hardlines that just don't look right, the angles are not consistant, tubes are not straight, or the design illogical, even though it works fine. A mockup system would help with that.

[@mpitts98]

Nice job on the chrome plumbing!

[@aaronnelson7702]

Bridge = chrome leaf Go to a model shop and get some chrome leaf. It's a very very thin chrome layer you can lay on the item you want chrome, then you just rub it on with a qtip. Once on you just clear coat and done. We use it for bumpers on module cars, instrument panels, I did an entire plane once that turned out great, looked like aluminum with the right weathering applied.

[@iknowfry]

Whooooo phanteks distribution plate!!! Can’t wait to see that.