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I was in one of our two local Lowes stores this afternoon to pick up some plumbing supplies. I was looking for elbows when I saw these things:  LASCO PVC Fittings I bought eight of the 3/4-inch 3-way elbows, for about a $1 each, so I can build a new fish cage at the end of the dock. They had them in 1/2-inch, 3/4-inch, and 1-inch. I asked one of the plumbing helpers when they started stocking these things -- she said they always have them! I guess I've been blind in all my trips to their plumbing department.
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Not a bad price and available at the store. When I built the minnow trap on another thread I bought my fittings from an online source called DP's Bargain Basement, 3/4 inch fitting cost 87 cents, 1 inch fittings were $1.66 but I'm sure I paid shipping too.
Gotta get back to fishin!
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Catmandoo -thanks for the great report.
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Would like to see pics of the completed cage. Was going to build a live well into my dock like roadwarrior did but your idea seems easier to accomplish. Keep us posted.
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Yeah, those have been available for many years. Generally for the DIY outdoor furniture market.
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I could only find the 1" 3way elbows (all slip fitting) at my Defiance OH Lowes. They had the 3way in 1/2"; but one port of the 1/2" size was threaded. I will check at the Toledo store.
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Bill, you could glue in a reducer to use smaller PVC if needed. I thought you liked the trash can style of cage vs. the square anyway!   I forgot that I had saved this link: http://flexpvc.com/cart/agora.cgi?product=PVC-3-ways They have both pressure rated and non-pressure rated fittings.
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Cecil use to get all his cage stuff from Stony Creek
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I bought my netting from them. They aren't too far from you, correct?
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I bought my netting from them. They aren't too far from you, correct? Only a few miles as the crow flies, otherwise, about 15-18 minutes -via- the back roads south of MKG River. Soon to be in the 50 mileish range. Nice group of people over their.
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I would use the 3Way fitings for fish traps and live boxes. Trash can cages are easier for me to handle.
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