MortarThePoint Posted Wednesday at 14:36 Posted Wednesday at 14:36 Has anyone found a sensible place to buy pre-cut (e.g. 100mm) lengths of copper pipe to go between fittings? It feels like there should be a market for these as it would save time on site and are particularly useful for people using Hep2O and the other push fit poly systems that then need to reliably connect to compression fittings. I don't want to buy a 2m length of 22mm pipe and a 22mm pipe slice for the sake of 6no. 100mm lengths of pipe. The only place I can find these is on Amazon at high prices and dubious sources. I would happily pay about £2 each which is about double the current rate for 22mm Copper pipe at SF. Same for when I need 15mm ones.
JohnMo Posted Wednesday at 15:48 Posted Wednesday at 15:48 You maybe took as long to write the above that it takes to make 20 of them. For the cost just buy some pipe 3 1
gravelrash Posted Wednesday at 16:24 Posted Wednesday at 16:24 Dont go on dragons den....if you just want some odd pieces just have a word with a plumber for any scrap (which is probably better quality than new), most plumbers just leave it out for scrap men around leeds area
Nickfromwales Posted Wednesday at 18:48 Posted Wednesday at 18:48 4 hours ago, MortarThePoint said: Has anyone found a sensible place to buy pre-cut (e.g. 100mm) lengths of copper pipe to go between fittings? It feels like there should be a market for these as it would save time on site and are particularly useful for people using Hep2O and the other push fit poly systems that then need to reliably connect to compression fittings. I don't want to buy a 2m length of 22mm pipe and a 22mm pipe slice for the sake of 6no. 100mm lengths of pipe. The only place I can find these is on Amazon at high prices and dubious sources. I would happily pay about £2 each which is about double the current rate for 22mm Copper pipe at SF. Same for when I need 15mm ones. You’ll have saved paying a plumber. More energy expended in this thread than the time / cost of the project.
MortarThePoint Posted Wednesday at 20:14 Author Posted Wednesday at 20:14 The kindly local independent plumbers merchant sells pipe by the metre and was happy to cut it up for me which was great. Alternatively: https://pipedreamfittings.com/product/copper-tube-22mm/
Nickfromwales Posted Wednesday at 21:11 Posted Wednesday at 21:11 55 minutes ago, MortarThePoint said: The kindly local independent plumbers merchant sells pipe by the metre and was happy to cut it up for me which was great. Alternatively: https://pipedreamfittings.com/product/copper-tube-22mm/ Most ‘nice’ plumbers at the merchants will do this, which is nice of them. 🙂
Nickfromwales Posted Wednesday at 21:43 Posted Wednesday at 21:43 31 minutes ago, torre said: Did they also deburr it for you? That’s where the ‘poke in the left eye’ would promptly follow….
Super_Paulie Posted Wednesday at 23:45 Posted Wednesday at 23:45 I find it strangely satisfying cutting copper pipe with the slice. Also polishing it up with wire wool, brings a smile to my face.
MortarThePoint Posted 20 hours ago Author Posted 20 hours ago 8 hours ago, torre said: Did they also deburr it for you? I have a deburring tool so can do that bit my self, but they are a nice bunch down at this merchant and I'll put what trade I can their way. Unfortunately, they don't stock Hep2O just PolyPipe and Speedfit.
G and J Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago 7 hours ago, Super_Paulie said: I find it strangely satisfying cutting copper pipe with the slice. Also polishing it up with wire wool, brings a smile to my face. And I thought I needed to get out more lol
SimonD Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago 17 hours ago, MortarThePoint said: Has anyone found a sensible place to buy pre-cut (e.g. 100mm) lengths of copper pipe to go between fittings? Job done: https://uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m12-raptor-pipe-cutter-stainless-steel/m12-pcss/
Super_Paulie Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago 1 hour ago, G and J said: And I thought I needed to get out more lol 😍
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