Deadmen LOL

Al Corelli

Is that what that threaded thing is for?

I never could figure it out. We've always had a Ridgid 300 with all the attachments to go to 6".

I have done 2" and 3" by hand with the proper devices, but I would never do that anymore. I would, however, watch my employees do this if needed.

thfurnitureguy_4

Deadmen LOL

That noise you heard last night at mid night was just the deadmen laughing at the wood guy threading pipe (the old way). I guess thats why the handles are 3 feet long and the company called them selves Armstrong. I was threading 2" I can't imagine 5" or 6" boiler piping. Made a sissy out of me! The pipe vice held like a champ but the bench needs to be much better. Anybody have a design that keeps the pipe steady while you haul on this thing? I have an old chain vice that mounts to a bench top.

Eugene Silberstein 3

Ceiling?

What type of ceiling do you have?

On tripod type pipe vises there is a place to secure one end of a piece of steel pipe so that you can brace the tripod against the ceiling. This will prevent the vise from tipping.

Check to see if your vise has a similar attachment.

You could always bolt the workbench to the floor.

pitman9

Bigger Bench?

Steamhead

Look at it this way, Tom

you got your workout for free and without having to drive to the gym ;-)

thfurnitureguy_4

Not that I make it to the bars much any more but if I did I sure wouldn't want to pick a fight with a plumber! I ran that front radiator by the steps. I replaced the elbow with a T where it turned down the wall toward the dry return. The T is facing up (It should feed steam off the top of the supply pipe), and I fit an elbow to bring it back toward the wall for that white radiator that I had in the back. I plugged the dry return, and my U seal now extends back to the wall, and at the floor along the cement ledge. It should be about 18" below the boiler water line. I now can add pipe all the way to the back wall where I can join the other drips into the new wet return. Is my new water line at the top of the U seal? PS Im going to try that trick of adding a strut to the celing to hold the bench down. Thanks T.

Plumdog_2

Rent a power head

and die; they go for about 35 bucks a day around here. Once your rotator cuff rips out you can't even fight the seamstress. But be real careful, that thing can hurt you.

Steamhead

That should work fine

your false waterline will be at the top of the U-seal, where it connects to the dry return.

Tony Conner_2

Imagine...

... a day on the "power input" end of this thing. The write-up says you could drill 1-1/2" diameter holes with it. There's some "good news" for the apprentice

Tony Conner_2

Imagine...

...spending a day on the "power input" end of this baby. The part the kind of scares me, is that I'll bet this was a big labour saving "step-up" when it came out.

The write-up says you can drill holes up to 1-1/2" with it. There's a long day for the apprentice...

bob young

old style

my old boss had one like that lol ever see a ridgid 400 [OSTER ] with a chuck key about a foot long ? before a snap chuck. yeah those were the days. no chain snappers for soil pipe either----hammer & cold chisel.

Eugene Silberstein 3

The attachment looks something like this

The section of pipe fits over the cone and one end wedges up against the ceiling. The pipe can be tightened to the ceiling by turning the screw.

Al Corelli

Live and Learn!

I have ALWAYS wondered what that thing was for.

Eugene Silberstein 3

Glad to be of Assistance

bob young

we all know you are putting us on. good on.

Eugene Silberstein 3

Not Kidding at All!

I kid you not!

Look at the picture and the reference to the "Receeding ceiling jackscrew"

Like I said, "I kid you not!"


http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/460-Tristand/index.html

bob young

tools

the reply was not directed at you,mr. Silberstien. i first noticed that attachement over forty years ago and inquired then about how & when to use it. if you use a tool most every day it is wise to understand that tool. ridgid does not put unnecessary stuff on their products. anything on a ridgid tool is damn well there for a reason & why pay for something and not make use of it ????

Eugene Silberstein 3

Very True

No problem, Bob.

You would be surprised if I told you how many people did not know what that "thigamagig" on the pipe vise was used for.

I often got the same "that's a good one" response, as many people thought I was pulling their legs.

Boiler Guy_2

I learned the hard way

about the "thing-a-ma-jig on the vise!! After I dumped the vise and 12 ft of 4" pipe on the floor, screwing up the dies in the process....... my old German foreman forcefully clued me in to the "attachments"!!! A lesson still well remembered!