"Ook" wrote in message
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How easy/difficult is it to cut threads into 3/4 pipe that is in the
ground? I've dug around the pipes and have room to work. I want to cut
a section out of the pipe, thread the end, and screw a cap onto it. Is
this fairly easy to do while the pipe is in a hole in the ground? Or
is this way too much trouble, and maybe I need to think of some other
way to do this? The pipes are old - they have probably been in the
ground for decades, and are rusty, so I'm not even sure I could clean
them up enough to be able to thread them. I'm also not sure I could
unscrew them from the various fittings, they are so old and rusty -
I'm not sure what would happen if I tried to unscrew a section of pipe
from a tee, it is so old, and one mistake and I have no water until I
get it fixed right.

So having said all this - is it practical to thread 3/4 water pipes
(iron I'm guessing) that are in a hole in the ground?

If it's just to cap the pipe, wit no future use.
Why not just fill the cap with epoxy and glue it to the pipe ?