[Shop-talk] Pipe Threading

[David Scheidt]

On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:

> ---- Wayne <wmc_st at xxiii.com> wrote:
> > Is it feasible to saw off the pipe,
> > somehow thread it, and put a cap on?
>
> Sounds feasible to me, if you are reasonably coordinated.  You'll need a
> pipe threader to fit your pipe; then you're going to be standing on a
> ladder, holding the pipe with one hand and the threader with the other
> while laying into the threader with a fair amount of force.
> http://tinyurl.com/l79hgoa
>
> I might think about giving the gardener $20 to do it for me.
>
>
The other alternative is to cut the line somewhere else more accessible,
and put the cap there.



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David Scheidt
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