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Joining pipe

Postby googe » Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:27 am

Hey all, need some help with joining same size pipe end to end. Have tried puting angles on each join, works to a degree but not good enough. Cant find joiners for this size pipe either, before you ask. Any ideas?. Thanks.


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Re: Joining pipe

Postby crow » Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:35 am

Good one googe 8-} (more imfo) You didn't say what size the pipe is or if there will be any load on it and if you intend to hard or soft solder it , kinda how longs a piece a string question pal
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Re: Joining pipe

Postby googe » Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:48 pm

32mm, 36mm, soft solder, no weight.
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Re: Joining pipe

Postby crow » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:15 pm

Yeah ok soft solders not something I know a lot about I was going to suggest flare it and silver solder or anneal and belt a pipe in to expand it some but soft sold might need more lap than that might pay to get a plumber to expand it for ya unless someone has a better idea, take it you don't have a pipe expander coz ya can shim them if you have to. The only other trick i can think of is buy a reducer to fit and cut it down to suit as a sleeve
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Re: Joining pipe

Postby mullamulla » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:49 pm

If it doesn't have to be strong and pretty what about chopping a bit off the end, make a cut across it, slide it over the join and solder it up :think:

Something like this over the join...

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Re: Joining pipe

Postby JayD » Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:42 pm

I soft solder my pipes end to end, if you look at Tinkerbell you can see where I added sections...after all you are only stacking the pipe not swingin off them. It has held for me. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Joining pipe

Postby JayD » Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:43 pm

mullamulla wrote:If it doesn't have to be strong and pretty what about chopping a bit off the end, make a cut across it, slide it over the join and solder it up :think:

Something like this over the join...

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nothing wrong with that idea either...
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Re: Joining pipe

Postby googe » Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:56 am

I might try a flare crow thanks, i tried that a while but mulla but didnt work for me :-x , i think i ll have to try that one again and do it slow and ultra clean. i always get small holes jayd, driving me crazy!. Thanks fella's.
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Re: Joining pipe

Postby mullamulla » Sat Sep 29, 2012 12:23 pm

Bummer... did you make sure everything was scrubbed back nice and bright fluxed up well?
I'm a big fan of Bakers Soldering Fluid myself, I find its harder to burn than other stuff.

Expanding one of the pipes like Crow says would be the optimal solution if you could find someone to do it..
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Re: Joining pipe

Postby crow » Sat Sep 29, 2012 12:30 pm

yeah the largest head i have for mine is one inch but I might have to invest in an 1-1/4 as I have miles of it here
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Re: Joining pipe

Postby googe » Sun Sep 30, 2012 12:08 pm

Someone give me an uppercut please!, the pipe fitters at work will have all that gear, cant believe i didnt think of it :angry-banghead:
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