An acceptable standard of work

[roofman]

CLARKE or parkside

 

[bricol]

Definitely wasn’t a Ridgid or Rothenberger, it was alloy bodied, rectangular in shape, I’m sure you tightened a knurled nut to feed the dies onto the pipe and once the dies got a grip it fed itself on, probably made around about or after the war, unfortunately the place closed down 4 years ago after being on the go for 120 years...

Rotastock

I had two . . .gave one away . . . maybe I shouldn't of . . . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372122601417

 

[Kent]

Par for the course today. Sad but true, not to say there ain't no good guys out there but this sort of " we gave it the young lad" quality has become commonplace

 

[Stingray]

Rotastock

I had two . . .gave one away . . . maybe I shouldn't of . . . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372122601417

That’s the exact one, knew it was something like Rostock or Rotork, they were handy when you were up a ladder on a pipe rack, definitely not a clarke or parkside, good bit of engineering!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Par for the course today. Sad but true, not to say there ain't no good guys out there but this sort of " we gave it the young lad" quality has become commonplace

It's entirely possible that the problem lies not with the the young lad, but with those responsible for ensuring that he's being properly mentored and supervised.

 

[rory1]

if your welding it why bother with screwed fittings, just used socket welds? welding malleable iron threaded fittings is bad practice in itself

 

[Kent]

It's entirely possible that the problem lies not with the the young lad, but with those responsible for ensuring that he's being properly mentored and supervised.

Absolutely positive it does. Shocked by the real lack of knowledge in the management of "some" fabrication firms.today.
Like many of my age I left the trade for a long while (when I came back I realised many stayed because they lacked the whit to find other work )
This isn't the case with all but the last few years has really been a shock.
Of course my family are involved in training and I fully realise the issues faced by the colleges also in getting good tutors,. It's imperative that a youngster starts with the right firm today and unfortunately good firms with great skills on the floor are getting like hens teeth.
Perhaps my comment came out badly against the young, that's unfair to the young really. There are certainly some grafters among the current lot Comming through

 

[awemawson]

We had a pipe threader at a place I used to work, it come in a metal box and dies were 1/2” to 2”, it clamped to the pipe and was powered with an Allan key in the drill, from memory it had two drives (slow and fast or forwards/backwards), we never used it that often but it was handy, it was 25 years ago and I can’t remember who made it but it wasn’t ridgig or rothenberger, anyone got any ideas?

I have one of those - been sitting on a shelf for several years since I sold my Launderettes. Very handy bit of kit - you can thread a short stub sticking out of (for example) a wall. Drove mine with an 18v battery drill - worked a treat

 

[ronan]

Looks like it was cut dry to me, i used to do a lot of that sort of work and used the ol' gorilla snot aka trefolex when cutting threads, never had anything looking like that. To me thats scrap, but i suppose if its going to get welded it does not matter so much.

 

[God mode restorations]

if your welding it why bother with screwed fittings, just used socket welds? welding malleable iron threaded fittings is bad practice in itself

It's not the point of welding it or not. My point is being handed over a piece of pipe that looks the way it does and them looking at it and saying I don't no what your problem is. Welding them is fine. That's how I have done it for a number of years and never had one leak.

 

[God mode restorations]

My point was if this how some companies operate well it's no wonder some go bust. If i ran a company And a college handed that across to a customer then I would smack em right up the head. Threaded or no. Welded or not is irrelevant.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

It's not the point of welding it or not. My point is being handed over a piece of pipe that looks the way it does and them looking at it and saying I don't no what your problem is. Welding them is fine. That's how I have done it for a number of years and never had one leak.

But you (and others) paid your money and left with the goods.
From there point of view theres no problem if there shifting units.
If everyone told them where to stick there pipe you would notice the quality improve sharpish.

 

[Tigman]

That thread doesn't look long enough to me ! For 3" pipe !

 

[God mode restorations]

But you (and others) paid your money and left with the goods.
From there point of view theres no problem if there shifting units.
If everyone told them where to stick there pipe you would notice the quality improve sharpish.

I never gave em there asking price. I chucked 30 sheets at em and told them in a not so polite way I shan't be back

 

[Stingray]

I never gave em there asking price. I chucked 30 sheets at em and told them in a not so polite way I shan't be back

Did they supply the pipe and elbow?

 

[Stingray]

That thread doesn't look long enough to me ! For 3" pipe !

Just on one side

 

[God mode restorations]

Did they supply the pipe and elbow?

They supplied it

 

[MattF]

Acceptable standard is defined by the place doing the work, and there are some extremely low standards knocking about, unfortunately.

 

[Stingray]

They supplied it

I would have walked out, they would have soon fixed it, I presume they were local and handy...

 

[Tigman]

Just on one side

Nothing like a straight cut is there ?