"geoff" wrote in message
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In message , Gordon Henderson
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In article ,
Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
Gordon Henderson writes:

It does seem to make for a neater join with only one soldering
required
as opposed to both sides of a sleeve... Is there a magic tool to
expand
the end of the pipe without it splitting?

Yes, a tube expander.

Guess I didn't google for the obvious then !!!

Thanks (And to denis@home)

£210 for the gadget... Shiny new toy... but I think I'll stick to
sleeves!

Yes, its not what a professional would use

The proper (cheaper ones) are hammered home to expand the pipe to
create
a sleeve. I used one when I last replaced my boiler


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geoff

When I bought my last house some years back I inherited masses of 1"
pipe in good nick, which encouraged me to turn up on the lathe a
simple 'wack it with a hammer' pipe expander to convert to metric
sizes. Worked a dream. I made it stepped to accomodate 28mm 22mm &
15mm - still have it somewhere - only really applicable on longish
pipes to get the 'back inertia' when you thwack it!. Anneal the pipe
well and you get a good neat joint.

AWEM