Berryb Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 I had this rainbo stuck in a pipe fitting for quite a while, it came that way in a drawer bottom lot. I thought the only way it was comin' out was to destroy the marble. I had it on a shelf. A couple of days ago I was messin' around with the shelf and it rolled off. It hit the counter and the mib popped out. Clear blue base with coral stripes. What used to be a marble in a pipe fitting is now just another rainbo in the jar. Thanks Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 What did the rest of the pipe fitting looks like, was it some sort of check valve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Pretty funny story, but since the interior looks threaded, I doubt it was a valve - some kid probably just stuck it in the fitting who knows when. It's definitely a cool Rainbo though, I think I'd be kinda glad for the mishap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 You just never know do you? A very cool find and story---I am headed to the basement to check out my plumbing supplies!! Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 This jogged my memory… in the 60’s we had the old steel sprinkler heads with threaded steel pipe. Not sure who thought it up, but we’d slide a firecracker down the pipe with the fuse coming out the sprinkler port. Slide in a marble, light the fuse, and you had a hand cannon!!! The other thing we did was take a bike wheel spoke, and reverse the nut so you had a small barrel. Load a few caps and some no.8 lead shot in it, then hold it over a candle. KABOOM!!! I never told my kids all the weird stuff we did as kids… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, schmoozer said: This jogged my memory… Oh man, I used to lay awake at night worrying that someday my son might do some of the absolutely crazy dangerous stuff I did as kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 My favorite is still squeezing a roll of caps into a vise and then giving it a good wham. Fire works were not even legal to sell in WI at that time--we did what we could lol. We all managed to survive without social media--what is more dangerous? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Not sure if those are threads or the "seat" of a check valve. That's why I was curious about the rest of the fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted February 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 The fitting is just a cap. The other end has what at first appears to be a square end but on further inspection is 2 flat parallel sides and 2 rounded sides. Threaded inside, so just an end cap. Thanks Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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