Copper Sales FYI

[WTDist]

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-}

[hillzabilly]

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

[WTDist]

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:

[hillzabilly]

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

[P3T3rPan]

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

[P3T3rPan]

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

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A plumbers flaring expander

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[hillzabilly]

: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

[P3T3rPan]

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

[hillzabilly]

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