Does anyone know how much weight Maker Pipe connectors can support regarding force pulling on the tube ends? For example, in the first image, imagine the blue, vertical pipe having a weight dangling from below the image. Any idea how much weight that can hold before it pulls the blue tube out of the T connector? (Let's just assume the horizontal piece can hold it.)
It seems like in most Maker Pipe applications, the T connectors are designed to support weight from above (e.g.: shelves, table top), which would actually push the blue, vertical pipe and the T connector TOGETHER. I'm wondering about the opposite, the force that would pull the blue, vertical pipe downward OUT OF the T connector.
I was thinking of drilling a hole in the connector to insert a clevis pin or maybe a rivet. I've seen on crutches and adjustable legs that just the little push buttons (second image) can support quite a lot of weight, and maybe that's a solution. I don't think it would be hard to add a LOT of strength to that, but before I reinvent the wheel, I'm wondering if this is even a problem I need to solve. Thanks!
It seems like in most Maker Pipe applications, the T connectors are designed to support weight from above (e.g.: shelves, table top), which would actually push the blue, vertical pipe and the T connector TOGETHER. I'm wondering about the opposite, the force that would pull the blue, vertical pipe downward OUT OF the T connector.
I was thinking of drilling a hole in the connector to insert a clevis pin or maybe a rivet. I've seen on crutches and adjustable legs that just the little push buttons (second image) can support quite a lot of weight, and maybe that's a solution. I don't think it would be hard to add a LOT of strength to that, but before I reinvent the wheel, I'm wondering if this is even a problem I need to solve. Thanks!