Electric pipe wrench ???

Jim_47

I am glad to say that I have not met anything larger this year than 2 inch. Just lucky I guess. While you guys are fighting those big wrenches I have been blowing out oil lines and changing a few gas valves (3/4 inch ) :)
I wonder, where did the dead men complain about 4" pipe? Maybe it was all in a days work back then.
Every time I enter a job with the bigger than 2 inch pipe, I always say under my breath that I hope that stuff don't break or the boiler need replacing. Since my son went away to school, I vendor out the real big stuff.
Hey did the dead men have Licensed Massage Therapists???
good luck.

David Sutton

Arms getting tired >>>

any one know how we can make a electric pipe wrench. Did back to back 5 sec. w-m steam boilers, and a 7 to do on tues. we need to brain storm this one have a good night David....... P/S Amanda is still doing great no headaces at all

Gary Fereday

Great to hear about

Amanda! It is marvelous what Docs. can do these days!
Electric wrench comes under the heading "Wheaties" and a good nights sleep! bigugh

Unknown

You shoulda asked this question last week

After wrestling with 4 inch pipe on a steamer this whole week , I wish I had an electric pipe wrench . We wound up using an ancient all brass pipe wrench we have in the shop - its gotta weigh 75 lbs . Tightening fittings over your head becomes an adventure .

David Sutton

3 weeks ago..

i did a 5 sec 80 ser. w-m all 4" know how ya feel about that old pipe wrench got a old 48" cast iron boat anchor, good work out huh? your jod looks great would like to try a drop header have not done one yet. David

Unknown

Gotta go with the drop header

makes connecting the 2 tappings in the boiler easier - as well as giving you some swing action to connect the main pipe . Oh yeah , and it helps dry out the steam too . Thanks Dave .

Unknown

wink, wink

yeah, yeah that's why, Ron. Dryer steam. I've been saying that right along.

Amazing how that one catches on. It probably gets re-learned every generation of steam fitters.

Thanks Bill Brobst, where ever you are.

Noel

Paul_6

Don't know about an

electric pipe wrench, but ridgid still makes their chain on compound wrenches. cool tool, lighter, faster, chains on so it won't fall on your head. go to www.ridgid.com, drop down the products menu, drop down plumbing,drop down pipeworking, open pipe tools and click on pipe wrenches. then look for compound wrenches on the menu. fitting large threaded pipe is a dying art, but it shouldn't kill you. good luck. Paul

ScottMP

This is as close as we get.

My guy Randy threaded two inch black steel in place with ONE hand the other day. Thats pretty cool and helps lower the Motrin intake.

Scott

And NO the feed valve dos'nt come with it


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bovide_2

drop header

please explain the term "drop header". Do you mean a manifold made in the field connected to the two tappings with unions or flanges?

David Sutton

Nice tool

thats a nice pice of equipment scott, i got a 300 power threader but that looks a lot easyer to carry into the cellar, now if we could insert aset of pinch jaws in there ans let that suker rip HMMMM this is a good start . gotta keep the ideas going LoL.. David

Unknown

dropped header

Some times it is hard to get the risers 24 inches above the waterline and still be low enough to catch the mains. If you build the header right under the mains, and put in your full height risers, you swing over and down into the top of the header from the boiler's risers. Actually, 45 into the top and side of the header is best, to keep the water laying down, but it moves so fast that I wonder if it makes a very big difference.

Once you've done it once, it becomes VERY CLEAR how much easier those two risers are to connect with that extra 90° on the swing joints.

THAT alone makes it worth it.

Noel