Recent content by waltwales

hi all, could someone recommend a quality product for sealing the 1/8" expansion gap between 8'x4' plywood sheets laid as a floor. The sealant/caulk needs to have good compression and elastic properties and accept a spirit based floor paint. many thanks for any suggestions. rgrds walt

hi all, could someone recommend a quality product for sealing the 1/8" expansion gap between 8'x4' plywood sheets laid as a floor. The sealant/caulk needs to have good compression and elastic properties and accept a spirit based floor paint. many thanks for any suggestions. rgrds walt

Hi Blagard, yep the bender i inherited was a really cheep version and only used when as i was in a fix hence the original post. That being said i have spoken to mates who have Rothenberg benders who say they also get kinks on occassion. Applying a constant presure until the bend is finsished...

hi onecog, i've used the technique above on both ancient and brand new copper pipe, both 'as is' and annealed with the same results. The older pipe is certainly a lot thicker walled but again if pressure is relaxed during a bend it will also tend to kink. cheers, walt wales

Hi, i thought i should let people know that there seems to have been a change in Rutlands quality control, or rather a lack of it. i recently bought a powervice on offer at £90* to find that the vice faces were a staggering 1/4" out of parrallel when closed. Reporting it to the 'kids' in...

Hi, i have noticed many articles on various forums over the years discussing the extremely annoying occurance of crinkling when bending copper pipe with a pipe bender. i have a really cheep 15 + 22mm pipe bender that would sometimes make perfect bends and at other times would make crinkled...

Hi, i have a really cheep 15 + 22mm pipe bender that would sometimes make perfect bends and at other times would make crinkled ones. i tried a steel shim on top of the aluminium former to advance the bend fulcrum with mixed results. Eventually i found what appears to be the answer and that is...