It's glue-up time for the bench base and I needed some 6-foot clamps. I have one 8-foot pipe clamp and was going to spring for two more 8 footers until the local Ace reported the pipe runs 25 cents and inch. Kinda takes your breath away.
I bought a couple of wonder dogs on my recent trip to Lee Valley. Screwed a foot on to one end of a 2x4 and drilled a 3/4 inch hole for the dog at the other and, voila, problem solved.
Larry
"Gramp's shop" wrote:
> It's glue-up time for the bench base and I needed some 6-foot
> clamps. I have one 8-foot pipe clamp and was going to spring for
> two more 8 footers until the local Ace reported the pipe runs 25
> cents and inch. Kinda takes your breath away.
>
> I bought a couple of wonder dogs on my recent trip to Lee Valley.
> Screwed a foot on to one end of a 2x4 and drilled a 3/4 inch hole
> for the dog at the other and, voila, problem solved.
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These days plumbing distributors sell precut and threaded pipe nipples
produced by specialty suppliers who do nothing but produce pipe
nipples.
10 ft max and typically over night availability.
Cutting and threading a standard size nipple at the local distributor
or hardware
store these days just isn't competitive any more.
Lew
Bill <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
> Menards, if you happen to have one local, has them ready to go--lots
> of common lengths.
Lowes does too... but it's a little odd. You can buy a 10' pipe and have
it cut and threaded for approximately what a 2' or 4' prethreaded pipe
costs. (I don't remember the exact number... I built a hockey net a few
years ago using Lowes pipe.)
Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.
Keith Nuttle wrote:
> On 7/5/2013 11:47 AM, Dr. Deb wrote:
>> Gramp's shop wrote:
>>
>>> It's glue-up time for the bench base and I needed some 6-foot clamps. I
>>> have one 8-foot pipe clamp and was going to spring for two more 8
>>> footers
>>> until the local Ace reported the pipe runs 25 cents and inch. Kinda
>>> takes your breath away.
>>>
>>> I bought a couple of wonder dogs on my recent trip to Lee Valley.
>>> Screwed a foot on to one end of a 2x4 and drilled a 3/4 inch hole for
>>> the dog at the other and, voila, problem solved.
>>>
>>> Larry
>>
>>
>> I do not why folks buy "pipe" when there is such a better alternative.
>> Go
>> over to the electrical department and buy ridgid conduit. A lot cheaper
>> - or was the last time I bought it.
>>
>> Lowes, etc, will cut and thread it for you also.
>>
>>
>> Deb
>>
> I would think that the purpose the material is to be used for, would
> determine what type of material you should buy REGARDLESS of cost.
>
> There are areas that conduit will not be applicable and may create a
> hazard.
How a hazard and why would it not be applicable? Understand we are
talking thick walled conduit, not the thin wall.
Deb
On 7/4/2013 12:37 PM, Gramp's shop wrote:
> It's glue-up time for the bench base and I needed some 6-foot clamps. I have one 8-foot pipe clamp and was going to spring for two more 8 footers until the local Ace reported the pipe runs 25 cents and inch. Kinda takes your breath away.
>
> I bought a couple of wonder dogs on my recent trip to Lee Valley. Screwed a foot on to one end of a 2x4 and drilled a 3/4 inch hole for the dog at the other and, voila, problem solved.
>
> Larry
>
Take 2, 2x4's and cut two short blocks off of each. Attach one black on
one end, the other on the opposite end AND side. Those are now your bar
clamps. Us a short clamp to pull them together.
"Gramp's shop" <[email protected]> wrote in news:69eb2d11-a3a8-4ebc-9928-
[email protected]:
> It's glue-up time for the bench base and I needed some 6-foot clamps. I have one 8-foot
pipe clamp and was going to spring for two more 8 footers until the local Ace reported the pipe
runs 25 cents and inch. Kinda takes your breath away.
It's a LOT cheaper at Lowe's or Home Depot: approximately $11 for 1/2" x 10', $13 for 3/4", and
they'll cut and thread it at any length you want.
>
> I bought a couple of wonder dogs on my recent trip to Lee Valley. Screwed a foot on to one
end of a 2x4 and drilled a 3/4 inch hole for the dog at the other and, voila, problem solved.
Good solution.
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in news:51d5c6bc$0$1567$c3e8da3
[email protected]:
>
> "Gramp's shop" wrote:
>
>> It's glue-up time for the bench base and I needed some 6-foot
>> clamps. I have one 8-foot pipe clamp and was going to spring for
>> two more 8 footers until the local Ace reported the pipe runs 25
>> cents and inch. Kinda takes your breath away.
>>
>> I bought a couple of wonder dogs on my recent trip to Lee Valley.
>> Screwed a foot on to one end of a 2x4 and drilled a 3/4 inch hole
>> for the dog at the other and, voila, problem solved.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> These days plumbing distributors sell precut and threaded pipe nipples
> produced by specialty suppliers who do nothing but produce pipe
> nipples.
>
> 10 ft max and typically over night availability.
>
> Cutting and threading a standard size nipple at the local distributor
> or hardware
> store these days just isn't competitive any more.
Lowe's and Home Depot seem to think it's competitive: you can walk into any of their stores
and get 10' sections of pipe cut to whatever length you need, and threaded on the spot.
What's not competitive is buying pipe online: anything you might possibly save on the cost
of the pipe is more than consumed by the cost of shipping.
On Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:54:56 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
>Take 2, 2x4's and cut two short blocks off of each. Attach one black on
>one end, the other on the opposite end AND side. Those are now your bar
>clamps. Us a short clamp to pull them together.
Yabbut, it looks a lot prettier to have several full length clamps
ready for use on a moment's notice.
Besides, 2x4's are so expensive these days. :)
Doug Miller wrote:
> "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in news:51d5c6bc$0$1567$c3e8da3
> [email protected]:
>
>> "Gramp's shop" wrote:
>>
>>> It's glue-up time for the bench base and I needed some 6-foot
>>> clamps. I have one 8-foot pipe clamp and was going to spring for
>>> two more 8 footers until the local Ace reported the pipe runs 25
>>> cents and inch. Kinda takes your breath away.
>>>
>>> I bought a couple of wonder dogs on my recent trip to Lee Valley.
>>> Screwed a foot on to one end of a 2x4 and drilled a 3/4 inch hole
>>> for the dog at the other and, voila, problem solved.
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> These days plumbing distributors sell precut and threaded pipe nipples
>> produced by specialty suppliers who do nothing but produce pipe
>> nipples.
>>
>> 10 ft max and typically over night availability.
>>
>> Cutting and threading a standard size nipple at the local distributor
>> or hardware
>> store these days just isn't competitive any more.
> Lowe's and Home Depot seem to think it's competitive: you can walk into any of their stores
> and get 10' sections of pipe cut to whatever length you need, and threaded on the spot.
>
> What's not competitive is buying pipe online: anything you might possibly save on the cost
> of the pipe is more than consumed by the cost of shipping.
Menards, if you happen to have one local, has them ready to go--lots of
common lengths.
On 7/5/2013 11:47 AM, Dr. Deb wrote:
> Gramp's shop wrote:
>
>> It's glue-up time for the bench base and I needed some 6-foot clamps. I
>> have one 8-foot pipe clamp and was going to spring for two more 8 footers
>> until the local Ace reported the pipe runs 25 cents and inch. Kinda takes
>> your breath away.
>>
>> I bought a couple of wonder dogs on my recent trip to Lee Valley. Screwed
>> a foot on to one end of a 2x4 and drilled a 3/4 inch hole for the dog at
>> the other and, voila, problem solved.
>>
>> Larry
>
>
> I do not why folks buy "pipe" when there is such a better alternative. Go
> over to the electrical department and buy ridgid conduit. A lot cheaper -
> or was the last time I bought it.
>
> Lowes, etc, will cut and thread it for you also.
>
>
> Deb
>
I would think that the purpose the material is to be used for, would
determine what type of material you should buy REGARDLESS of cost.
There are areas that conduit will not be applicable and may create a hazard.
In article <[email protected]>,
Gramp's shop <[email protected]> wrote:
>It's glue-up time for the bench base and I needed some 6-foot clamps. I
>have one 8-foot pipe clamp and was going to spring for two more 8
>footers until the local Ace reported the pipe runs 25 cents and inch.
>Kinda takes your breath away.
>
>I bought a couple of wonder dogs on my recent trip to Lee Valley.
>Screwed a foot on to one end of a 2x4 and drilled a 3/4 inch hole for
>the dog at the other and, voila, problem solved.
>
>Larry
I have well over 2 dozen pipe clamps varying in length from around a foot
to over 8 feet. I've never paid for a piece of pipe to use with the clamps.
It's commonly available at demolition sites, construction sites
(for the shorter lengths), places where plumbing is being upgraded,
and plenty of other free sources...
(please note that while I am a cheapskate, I do buy new pipe for plumbing
projects!)
--
Often wrong, never in doubt.
Larry W. - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org
Gramp's shop wrote:
> It's glue-up time for the bench base and I needed some 6-foot clamps. I
> have one 8-foot pipe clamp and was going to spring for two more 8 footers
> until the local Ace reported the pipe runs 25 cents and inch. Kinda takes
> your breath away.
>
> I bought a couple of wonder dogs on my recent trip to Lee Valley. Screwed
> a foot on to one end of a 2x4 and drilled a 3/4 inch hole for the dog at
> the other and, voila, problem solved.
>
> Larry
I do not why folks buy "pipe" when there is such a better alternative. Go
over to the electrical department and buy ridgid conduit. A lot cheaper -
or was the last time I bought it.
Lowes, etc, will cut and thread it for you also.
Deb