Pipe threader - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

Sound_Man · 08-11-2005, 05:05 PM

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...74&R=200243574

anyone ever use this thing or something like it? need to be able to do some 1 1/2 pipe for work and would be nice to be able to do the air lines in the shop on site when i get ready to do them

Old Scout · 08-11-2005, 05:16 PM

same crap at HF:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38438

shipping may be less.

u2slow · 08-11-2005, 05:30 PM

I hope you have a vise with pipe jaws, or a tri-stand. 1-1/2" is a big thread to be cutting my hand. Have refreshments on standby

trkklr77 · 08-11-2005, 06:26 PM

ive used other hand dies before. it just a pain to get started but after that its cut threads till your arms are to sore to wipe your ass.

Kartracer55 · 08-11-2005, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trkklr77

ive used other hand dies before. it just a pain to get started but after that its cut threads till your arms are to sore to wipe your ass.

Yeah, id imagine its a bastard to get them started. Think about the downward pressure u need to start a 1/2-13 die, this one is 3 times the size. I think holding the pipe while cutting it woudl also be a challenge if you dont havea vidse around. Maybe just measure ur lengths and have home desperate cut and thread them... they do it for free here.

Jim

Backncardr · 08-11-2005, 08:36 PM

Grind a chamfer to get them started-then put yer back into it.

Kartracer55 · 08-11-2005, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Backncardr

Grind a chamfer to get them started-then put yer back into it.

Yeah, its jsut getting it to actually dig in that is the difficult part. Can you chamfer the pipe though? wont it get a little thin considering the size and depth of the threads?

Jim

cebby · 08-11-2005, 09:31 PM

Rent a powered one. You won't be sorry. No reason to own something like that unless you do it day in, day out. I did all new gas lines in my house over a weekend. Use plenty of cutting oil.

For your airline HD will thread for free.

indulf · 08-12-2005, 06:03 PM

please be careful if you rent an electric threader!!

i know a bunch of plumbers and pipefitters i used to work that lost fingers and portions of fingers with those things. just takes a second to get your glove caught up, and when you turn the machine off it takes a little time for the cutting head to stop turning.

08-11-2005, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sound_Man Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Member # 35820 Location: Celina, TX Posts: 251	Pipe threader http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...74&R=200243574 anyone ever use this thing or something like it? need to be able to do some 1 1/2 pipe for work and would be nice to be able to do the air lines in the shop on site when i get ready to do them

08-11-2005, 05:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Old Scout IH/Rover Moderator Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 17 Location: Aptos,Ca Posts: 13,398	same crap at HF: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38438 shipping may be less. __________________ I like beer. On occasion, I will even drink beer to celebrate a major event such as the fall of communism or the fact that the refrigerator is still working." BUY MY BOAT http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/misc-...e-history.html

08-11-2005, 05:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
u2slow Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 4243 Location: Salt Spring Island, BC Posts: 3,068	I hope you have a vise with pipe jaws, or a tri-stand. 1-1/2" is a big thread to be cutting my hand. Have refreshments on standby __________________ 90-93 CTD jalopies

08-11-2005, 06:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
trkklr77 skullfuckery Join Date: Apr 2004 Member # 29016 Location: galt ca, because i wanted my own backyard Posts: 15,206	ive used other hand dies before. it just a pain to get started but after that its cut threads till your arms are to sore to wipe your ass. __________________ Impeach or revolt, which will it be? buy my quad http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/vehic...00-2500-a.html I WILL TRADE FOR A ROAD WORTHY 55-57 or 71-87 CHEVY 2WD PICK UP

08-11-2005, 09:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
cebby Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20764 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 743	Rent a powered one. You won't be sorry. No reason to own something like that unless you do it day in, day out. I did all new gas lines in my house over a weekend. Use plenty of cutting oil. For your airline HD will thread for free. __________________ This is my Sig

08-11-2005, 08:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Backncardr Granite Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Member # 24747 Location: Woodland, CA. & Mokelumne Hill, CA. Posts: 564	Grind a chamfer to get them started-then put yer back into it.

08-12-2005, 06:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
indulf Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 6156 Location: Georgia Bounty Runners Posts: 1,227	please be careful if you rent an electric threader!! i know a bunch of plumbers and pipefitters i used to work that lost fingers and portions of fingers with those things. just takes a second to get your glove caught up, and when you turn the machine off it takes a little time for the cutting head to stop turning. __________________ "whatever doesn't kill me postpones the inevitable" 92 xj, 01 xj, 09 kawasaki versys

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