Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Just thought i would post this for anyone in brissy looking for 1/2" copper hard drawn. Rang around calling Tradelink stores and the best they could do was $9.36 per meter or $37.90 for 6m which was dearer on the phone than when i got the price of $36.58 in the shop. Turns out if i buy 1 lengths of 1.5m of 1/2" at bunnings it works out to be $8 per meter. Only need 2 of them and its cheaper. Wouldn't think Bunnings would have been cheaper 8-}

I try and get Kembla (aussie I think)some cheeper foreign stuff I got had thinner wall and split with flareing tools unless anealed and worked slowly.cheers hillzabilly

Just picked up 2 of these. Turns out they were kembla. Is flaring making the copper wider to join onto the same size? something im interested in :think:

Flareing is not technicaly correct,tube expanding is as the tool is called a tube expander and yes allows you to join same size tube .cheers hillzabilly

Flaring makes a cone \_/
Expanding makes a socket (mmm that's not so easy to draw :-B )

Nice tools Hillz but the first one is a branch puller is it not?
And the second is way beyond what most would ever need
A simple plumbers expander, comes in all sizes this one does 15, 20, and 25mm

A plumbers flaring expander

:laughing-rolling: They look like they came from Noah's Ark,no these tools donot come cheep and there is cheaper options ,a three piece exhaust expander kit was cheep on fleebay doe's from 1 1/2 inch up to nearly 4 inch not perfect but pretty good for few jobs, ;-) I have even hired some tools for special 1off jobs,if it get's the job done then it's Don.cheers hilzabilly

Not quite the Ark but 40 odd years old.
Good quality at the time. Still used today

P3T3rPan wrote:Not quite the Ark but 40 odd years old.
Good quality at the time. Still used today

Nice ! and I bet they were not made in -----,and will be good for a few more years like my pop's old hand drill,second hand tools are another option ,just keep ya feelers out.cheers hillzabilly