[Shop-talk] I give up! (almost) read >I know why pipe fitters get some much money!

[Roland Wilhelmy]

So, is the moral of the story to leak test as you construct the air
line?  Or install a lot of unions so you can get at that joint in the
middle of the array without dismantling the whole thing?

-Roland
looking at having to do this job pretty soon

On Fri, 27 May 2011 08:01:19 -0700,Randall wrote:

::> I did
::> you the correct pipe sealer for the job (and I've tried other types.)
::
::So you used Loctite PST ?
::
::> As for the cause, I see that my pipe threader has a chipped tooth.  I
::> think that may have caused bad threads on the pipe.  But a few of the
::> leaks are where factory fittings are in factory nipples.
::
::So, get a die without a chipped tooth, and rethread the pipe for the
leaking
::joints.  A tap to chase the fittings will help, too.