^ wanted to do that too sometime, for comparison reasons. What did you pay for the various pieces of pipe? And what store?, these usually are not sold in white in the Netherlands.
I paid a little over 5€ per piece, it should be available in the better hardware stores.
Online i found them even cheaper for 3,15, search for HWA wit 80mm bocht.
I only need a 80mm glass lens or equivalent to get a consistent distance to get a reliable reading
Almost, the wide end fits around the pipe, the narrow end inside the pipe, but if you fit a bends directly into another bend, a gap remains of the thickness of the pipe.
In NL they call it ‘verjongd’ so the pipe fits over it on the one end and into it on the other end.
I would have preferred flush on one end so that they fit into eachother but this was the best i could find at the moment.
I’m waiting for a reason to buy one of those, they are goodlooking, handy and affordable. But I have a fine DIY hotplate so I can not justify it. Have fun with yours!
I tested it out last night — works great —Super Fast heat up and almost instant flowing of LEDs —- the crazy part is — if you use a temp gun to check plate temp— it doesn’t register more than 35 C