Doug Miller wrote:
In article , zxcvbob
wrote:
Doug Miller wrote:
In article ,
"Edwin
Pawlowski" wrote:

"toller" wrote in message
...

Home Depot (and presumably most other places, though I haven't
tried) will
cut and thread iron pipe for free. Presumably they would do the
same for
a brass nipple.

Or is there something that is going clean over my head?

Some pipe threaders will not allow a short length to be held in
the jaws and
threaded. There are ways of doing it, but I have no idea of HD
will have
the capability. No harm in asking though.


He could buy a longer piece (e.g. 12") and have it threaded for,
say, 5
inches
at one end, then cut off what he needs.



IIRC, he needs it threaded at both ends.

And your point would be....?

I believe he only needed about three inches, right? So thread *five*
inches,
and cut off the three-and-whatever that's needed. No harm done if
it's
threaded all the way, is there?

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his
butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

Yes. If he needs it threaded at both ends the threads turn different
directions...or does it?...hmm, damn, now I have to go looking in my
junk pile for a pipe threaded both ends.

Harry K