[TowerTalk] Increasing Tubing Size
Richard Karlquist
richard at karlquist.com
Wed Aug 31 12:52:05 EDT 2022
I bought a Harbor Freight expander to use on aluminum irrigation pipe
with 0.065 wall to "swage" it. I think it was advertised for use with
steel muffler pipe.
I tightened the screw as much as I could and it didn't budge.
What did I do wrong?
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Rick Karlquist
N6RK
On 2022-08-31 09:11, Wilson Lamb via TowerTalk wrote:
> There are several types of expanders on Amazon.
> One set (three ranges) goes to 1", expanding mandrels.
> Perhaps searching would find a source for single sizes.
> If you have a few tools, one could be made by splitting a pipe and expanding it with two tapered plugs and a bolt.
> WL
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