Cutting and prepping copper and steel pipe.....Boilerpro

Boilerpro_3

How about all the chips that get left in the pipe? I have been cutting with a large tubing cutter, hence the burr.

Boilerpro

Boilerpro_3

Prepping pipe

With an up coming large project with alot of piping, I was looking to improve my techniques. First, is cleaning up the burrs left inside large diameter copper tubing (2 1/2 inch to 4 inch) after cutting. On smaller sizes I use a regular steel pipe deburring tool, but how about these big sizes? I've been filing them....takes to long.
Also, I clean my oily threads with wet rag of lacquer thinner before applying tape and dope. Any better, safer techniques? I don't like the idea of handling laquer thinner and gloves are not easy to work with. Thanks all for helping me do a better job.

Boilerpro

hot_rod

Chop it, pro!

Are you using a dry cut saw with a sharp blade? Shouldn't have much of a burr. nothing a pocket knife couldn't handle.

A bundle of dry rags work to dry warm oily pipe. Depending on the type of pipe sealent you use. My thoughts, anyways.

hot rod

Biro

Zip-Burr tool

Try a Zip-Burr or Routo-Burr tool. Available from any machine shop supply house or check the current Grainger catalog #394, page 1416. About $8.00. These little tools are really slick and fun to use.

Biro

Scott22

Go to: http://www.ridgid.com/index3.html and check out the Model 122 cutting and prepping machine. When we started to get into fabing boiler rooms, I purchased one of these babies and my guys have raved about it. A real time saver. Not cheap, but what of any value is? You get what you pay for, hopefully!
SRDenny

Walt Risler

We bought a new Rigid Model 122 copper cutting machine and our guys love it. They have really picked up the pace on a large project we have renovating a county jail. The cost is around $1200, but I am sure by the end of this job it will be paid for with labor savings. Check it out on the Rigid web site.

clammy

getting rid of oil

have you tryed dripping your steel pipe in household vinger
to get rid of the cutting oil it's great for steam systems
piping it's cheap and quick and it works it also cuts down on your skiming time cause you've gotten rid of all that cutting oil . on larger copper i usally just use a rat rat tail file

Scott22

Hey Walt
Beat you by one minute.
Scott Denny