Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
re: *I have seen soft copper up to at least ?¡±,* I quit a job once after I had to install a 2" (soft copper) water service to a house by myself, I finally got the line installed but I had another
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Ralph Hulslander <rhulslander@...>
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
can ya use softdrawn copper & just bend a offset? animal
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mike allen
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting [1 Attachment]
Well really, since this does not need to hold any pressure, you could go back to basics, and bang it up out of sheet copper. Alternatively as well, you could use soft copper tubing, and bend it. I
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[email protected] <jim.klessig@...>
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting [1 Attachment]
Thanks for the picture!! I would use 2 90¡ã elbows if you want to save 1/2" use a 90¡ã and a 45¡ã. Ralph 4x6bandsaw@...> wrote:
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Ralph Hulslander <rhulslander@...>
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
Late to the thread but why not use soft copper tubing and flex it to shape as desired. As others have stated copper will stain the siding. Why not flex poly tubing(not the clear because it will turn
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Larry Hoelscher
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting [3 Attachments]
The height of the bottom of the window causes the problem. That in combination with the distance to the end of the porch does not allow the use of 45-degree angles. The angle of the picture is
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hamholfarm
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting [3 Attachments]
Please post a picture(s) of final application? I am still having trouble grasping exactly what you a doing that required so much thought. Ralph The height of the bottom of the window causes the
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hamholfarm
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
I didn't realize this was for a drain on exterior siding where you care about aesthetics. Copper will look nice initially, but I'd be concerned about it oxidizing and staining the siding green over
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Joe Blount
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting [3 Attachments]
Please post a picture(s) of final application? I am still having trouble grasping exactly what you a doing that required so much thought. Ralph 4x6bandsaw@...> wrote:
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Ralph Hulslander <rhulslander@...>
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
While I am at the store, I will also look at the 1/2-in x 3/8-in Slip Coupling to see if it is a better fit than the 1/2-in x 1/4-in Slip Coupling. Chip
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hamholfarm
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
Oops! I don't believe there is such a fitting as 1/2-in x 1/8-in Copper Slip Coupling Fitting! Chip
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hamholfarm
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
Thank you to all who replied. The reason I originally chose copper is because the drain line is on the exterior of the house siding. It is on the back wall of a porch for all to see. I was going for
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hamholfarm
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
Sorry the images didn't appear (for me anyway) see them attached to this post. Image (2) is the 1st and Image (7a) the last - jv
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vreededesign@...
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Re: Cutting Tungsten of a HF?
Evidence is that cutting tungsten metal is difficult. It workhardens like stainless and needs exceptionally sharp cutting edges. Most people use carbide toothed equipment to cut it. The machine tool
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vreededesign@...
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
Hi Chip If you are going to do this multiple times its worth making a jig Bill's one is very versatile and will do whatever you want, repeatedly, for as many jobs as you can think of. If you are only
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vreededesign@...
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
If your final result will involve soldering, then I suggest you solder the fitting onto a short scrap of pipe.? Put the pipe in the vise.? You can maneuver the pipe around in the vise until you have
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Joe Blount
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
I have a ?¡± thick plate full of threaded holes. I remove the moveable jay to install it on the saw, and it is right up next to the blade. I use the workholding clamps for my mill, and sometimes
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Bill Armstrong
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
Agree with Tom and Richard with the PVC recommendation. PVC seems to be the standard for HVAC condensate drainage.
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Nobody Knows
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
I cannot picture why just using the vertical table and holding the fitting in your hand or with vice grips is not a quick easy way to make your cut especially as it doesn't need to be exact. If you
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Ralph Hulslander <rhulslander@...>
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Re: Ideas For Holding Copper Water Pipe Fitting
I have a similar setup, but used 3/4" PVC tubing. It was really easy to get the angles I needed. Another approach, if you have the space, is to use double 90 degree fittings and align them for
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rfmarchi1
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