Re: working with spiral pipe
I like the tape as I can slit it and swap out easily. When I was doing piping the Blastgate Co fittings were undersized and inside on both ends. I don't know if that is still the case ( couldn't
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David Kumm
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#117359
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Re: working with spiral pipe
I have actually regretted using the tape instead of a sealant¡
Regards, Mark
https://www.instagram.com/kessler_woodworks/
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Mark Kessler
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#117358
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Re: working with spiral pipe
Bird,
You should expect any wye, blastgate or union to accept spiral pipe of same dimension to slip right over. Perhaps a little pushing/twisting, but nothing too tough.
That being said, I recently
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Jeff Roltgen
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#117357
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Re: Would you buy a combo Shaper/Saw?
t45cal,
I am picking that saw up on Friday morning.? Looks great and the seller seems like a nice guy.
Thanks to all of you, I started looking at other options...? now the 4 week wait for the
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PK
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Re: working with spiral pipe
Thanks, I¡¯ve always wondered the same thing. This thread was prompting me to search google and you just saved me a rat hole ?
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Joe Jensen
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#117355
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Re: working with spiral pipe
Definitely don't get into pipe sizing !
Dave Davies
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David Davies
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Re: working with spiral pipe
Thanks Brian and Imran. And let¡¯s not get into pipe sizing¡.maybe the
metric system has some advantages (or many advantages).
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Kevin Wells
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Re: working with spiral pipe
I think sheetmetal gauge is based on this, the weight per square foot per inch of thickness. This is why different materials can be different gauge for the same thickness:
As the gauge number
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Brian Lamb
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Re: working with spiral pipe
that was interesting.
Dave Davies
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David Davies
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Re: working with spiral pipe
Speaking of metal sheet gauges - I just learned a lot on this webpage:
https://www.wileymetal.com/why-is-sheet-metal-thickness-measured-in-gauge-and-not-inches/
Reminds me of my upholstery work where
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Brett Wissel
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Re: working with spiral pipe
Kevin,
I was always curious about smaller number gauge being bigger wire in diameter until I read sometime ago it was due to drawing attempts. 1 gauge was the thickest wire and then it would be
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imran
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#117349
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Re: working with spiral pipe
Just as a point of clarification, when discussing sheet metal or wire
¡°gauge¡±, the lower the number the larger (thickness, diameter, etc) the
dimension. For example, for bare sheet metal 16ga is
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Kevin Wells
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#117348
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Re: working with spiral pipe
Air Handling is a good supplier of spiral goods: Airhand.com. They have
the straight section joint pieces I mentioned.
CarolinaAirSystems.com is my favorite snap lock
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Marlowe McGraw
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#117347
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Re: OT -- Cool Tool: Fractal Vise
here is an antique one being restored
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBeOgGt_oWU&t=105s
I guess this has been around a long time
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Cliff Rohrabacher, Esq. <rohrabacher@...>
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#117346
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Re: Electrical question[FOG] Finally found and purchased my Kundig wide belt sander
3-phase is out of my experience. I should not be advising on this. This thread talks about much of your questions, and
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Paul Dyer
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Re: working with spiral pipe
Hi Bird,
¡°Maybe I¡¯ll try something lighter gauge as you suggest, Imran.¡±
If by that you mean HVAC fitting to connect then yes. If you mean spiral pipe than that is not what I suggested. I like
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imran
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#117344
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Re: working with spiral pipe
I¡¯ve been using spiral pipe since I started woodworking. Your fittings should have a large end and a small end, so you need to be cognizant of which end goes inside vs. outside. On the spiral pipe
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Brian Lamb
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#117343
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Re: working with spiral pipe
I too found the "tolerance" for pipe and fittings a challenge. I ended up getting a tool that crimps the part that slips inside the pipe. The disappointing part of that is you end up with a big
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Joe Jensen
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#117342
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Re: working with spiral pipe
Go to an hvac supply house they have all the fittings, the spiral pipe works with fittings specific to it - m/f couplers, long rad 90¡¯s, 45¡¯s etc¡ no crimping is required, its all screwed
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Mark Kessler
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#117341
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Re: Electrical question[FOG] Finally found and purchased my Kundig wide belt sander
On the road so can't send pics. 25HP 3 phase machine. Was wired at sellers shop with three 2 AWG copper conductors and a smaller gauge ground wire. He had it wired to a knife switch was connected
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Joe Jensen
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