That really would make for a less than good Day !!!!!
When I read that you had it bust at the threads, I started to
get a bit more bummed out myself.
Untill I read about the pipe size. One and half inch or less?
Thats way to small I'd think, my anemometer tower is about that size
and only holding a couple ounces maybe.
I have gotten a couple of 25' lenghts of 2.5" heavey walled pipe that
are also with a male and female thread, (one of them on one and the other on the other one), I was planning to use for my 2 HP conversion.
Now I'll be testing it with weight first only, I'd hate to have a crash,
but I know this stuff happens.
So Sorry to read about this, but-
THANK YOU, for sharing this with us !!!!!!
I'm sure that I and others will learn from this!!!!
PS: get on to the 3 HP, You'll get good power for make-up I hope.