[Shop-talk] pipe threader

[bottorff25 at verizon.net]

The nice thing about having your own pipe thread cutter is that you don't have to know ahead of time what all of the lengths of pipe need to be. You can cut and thread each pipe as you go for a "custom" fit. Or to allow for the times you read the tape measure wrong ;)

On my project I cut threads on about 12 pipes. As long as I kept the pipe coated in oil the threads cut cleanly for me. If you didn't keep the die oiled you got miserable cuts. Hopefully your bench vise has a pipe vise built into the jaws. That's a must in order to hold the pipe firmly while cutting the threads.

>From: Chris Kantarjiev <cak at dimebank.com>
>Date: 2008/07/02 Wed PM 12:04:01 CDT
>To: dmscheidt at gmail.com, smarc at smarc.net
>Cc: shop-talk at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] pipe threader

>>  My local
>> hardware store will thread pipes for not much, if you buy the pipe
>> from them.  That would my choice for full lengths of pipe.
>
>Agreed. Be aware that some hardware stores will have the equipment
>but not have someone who knows how to use it! I have had to
>run the threading lathe more than once.
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