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Joining copper pipes without connectors?
In message , EricP
writes
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:28:59 +0100, "Sparks"
wrote:
Hello people!
We have just has some air conditioning installed at work.
When they wanted to join two pipes together, they used a tool to stretch one
of the pipes so the other pipe then fitted inside it, then they brazed it.
Can this sort of thing be done for normal copper water pipes for soldering?
Screwfix sell this
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=15190
Am I correct in thinking this just spreads the very end of the pipe, rather
than stretching 2cms or so for another pipe to fit inside?
If so, where can I get the appropriate tool, or what is it called so I can
try to find one if they exist!
Ta :-)
Sparks...
If you haven't access to a lathe, bung a bit of iron railing or mild
steel rod into the chuck of an electric drill and use a file to reduce
about 15mm at the end to be just over the diameter of the pipe and
dome the end. Bang that into the end of the copper pipe. Voila!
Makes a nice neat looking join
??
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geoff
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