What size is this piece of pipe?
I have a number of pieces of used pipe that are from about 1 to 3 feet long.
I use them for braces, bushings, press fixtures, equipment stands, etc.. These pieces were drops that a guy who builds fences gave me many years ago. For the first time, I need to get a piece threaded. The OD is 2.405". What the heck size is it? The OD spec. for 2" water pipe is 2.375" OD. If I take a piece to my local plumbing company, will they be able to thread it with their gear? Pete Stanaitis |
What size is this piece of pipe?
On Jun 8, 10:33*pm, "Pete S" wrote:
I have a number of pieces of used pipe that are from about 1 to 3 feet long. I use them for braces, bushings, press fixtures, *equipment stands, etc... * These pieces were drops that a guy who builds fences *gave me many years ago. * For the first time, I need to get a piece threaded. *The OD is 2.405". What the heck size is it? *The OD spec. for 2" water pipe is 2.375" OD. *If I take a piece to my local plumbing company, will they be able to thread it with their gear? Pete Stanaitis I believe that ASTM specifies a mill tolerance of 12.5%, so you should be within spec for your 2" nominal pipe: http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=157136 |
What size is this piece of pipe?
On Wed, 8 Jun 2011 22:33:21 -0500, "Pete S"
wrote: I have a number of pieces of used pipe that are from about 1 to 3 feet long. I use them for braces, bushings, press fixtures, equipment stands, etc.. These pieces were drops that a guy who builds fences gave me many years ago. For the first time, I need to get a piece threaded. The OD is 2.405". What the heck size is it? The OD spec. for 2" water pipe is 2.375" OD. If I take a piece to my local plumbing company, will they be able to thread it with their gear? Pete Stanaitis NO, fence pipe is not real pipe. It's tubing made to non-standard sizes ( as far as pipe goes) Wall thickness is most likely too thin. The 12.5% tolerance is on wall thickness, the OD is held much tighter. Remove 333 to reply. Randy |
What size is this piece of pipe?
On Jun 8, 11:33*pm, "Pete S" wrote:
I have a number of pieces of used pipe that are from about 1 to 3 feet long. I use them for braces, bushings, press fixtures, *equipment stands, etc... * These pieces were drops that a guy who builds fences *gave me many years ago. * For the first time, I need to get a piece threaded. *The OD is 2.405". What the heck size is it? *The OD spec. for 2" water pipe is 2.375" OD. *If I take a piece to my local plumbing company, will they be able to thread it with their gear? It seems likely that this is a nominal 2-3/8" diameter galvanized end post for chain link fencing. Probably too thin-walled to be threaded with a water pipe thread. If you need a short piece of similar (but thicker walled) threaded material you can probably just pick up a 2" iron pipe nipple at any real plumbing place. Tim. |
What size is this piece of pipe?
This is USED pipe, from some other application, not "fence pipe". I think
the guy said that he got thousands and thousands of feet of it from some place in Texas. It is at least as thick walled as schedule 40 pipe. This guy makes all welded fences for horse people's pastures, mostly. Thanks for your input, guys, Pete Stanaitis ---------------- "Tim Shoppa" wrote in message ... On Jun 8, 11:33 pm, "Pete S" wrote: I have a number of pieces of used pipe that are from about 1 to 3 feet long. I use them for braces, bushings, press fixtures, equipment stands, etc.. These pieces were drops that a guy who builds fences gave me many years ago. For the first time, I need to get a piece threaded. The OD is 2.405". What the heck size is it? The OD spec. for 2" water pipe is 2.375" OD. If I take a piece to my local plumbing company, will they be able to thread it with their gear? It seems likely that this is a nominal 2-3/8" diameter galvanized end post for chain link fencing. Probably too thin-walled to be threaded with a water pipe thread. If you need a short piece of similar (but thicker walled) threaded material you can probably just pick up a 2" iron pipe nipple at any real plumbing place. Tim. |
What size is this piece of pipe?
On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 10:00:45 -0500, "Pete S"
wrote: This is USED pipe, from some other application, not "fence pipe". I think the guy said that he got thousands and thousands of feet of it from some place in Texas. It is at least as thick walled as schedule 40 pipe. This guy makes all welded fences for horse people's pastures, mostly. Thanks for your input, guys, Pete Stanaitis Its probably downhole tubing. And much of it has swaged ends and then is threaded. They bump up the ends with a hydraulic expanding plug..then thread it Gunner, from the heart of Californias oil field ---------------- "Tim Shoppa" wrote in message ... On Jun 8, 11:33 pm, "Pete S" wrote: I have a number of pieces of used pipe that are from about 1 to 3 feet long. I use them for braces, bushings, press fixtures, equipment stands, etc.. These pieces were drops that a guy who builds fences gave me many years ago. For the first time, I need to get a piece threaded. The OD is 2.405". What the heck size is it? The OD spec. for 2" water pipe is 2.375" OD. If I take a piece to my local plumbing company, will they be able to thread it with their gear? It seems likely that this is a nominal 2-3/8" diameter galvanized end post for chain link fencing. Probably too thin-walled to be threaded with a water pipe thread. If you need a short piece of similar (but thicker walled) threaded material you can probably just pick up a 2" iron pipe nipple at any real plumbing place. Tim. "As physicists now know, there is some nonzero probability that any object will, through quantum effects, tunnel from the workbench in your shop to Floyds Knobs, Indiana (unless your shop is already in Indiana, in which case the object will tunnel to Trotters, North Dakota). The smaller mass of the object, the higher the probability. Therefore, disassembled parts, particularly small ones, of machines disappear much faster than assembled machines." Greg Dermer: rec.crafts.metalworking |
What size is this piece of pipe?
Pipe cutting dies have a wide funnel to lead in pipe.
The difference is .0255 or consider tick coating. What will happen is a deeper thread will be cut - bringing the whole pipe into spec. The threads might be 90% or something not 65 or 70% sizing. More coolant and lube but the machines should handle it. Martin On 6/8/2011 10:33 PM, Pete S wrote: I have a number of pieces of used pipe that are from about 1 to 3 feet long. I use them for braces, bushings, press fixtures, equipment stands, etc.. These pieces were drops that a guy who builds fences gave me many years ago. For the first time, I need to get a piece threaded. The OD is 2.405". What the heck size is it? The OD spec. for 2" water pipe is 2.375" OD. If I take a piece to my local plumbing company, will they be able to thread it with their gear? Pete Stanaitis |
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