[SEL] Old plumbing

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Jimmy,
    The standard for American fittings calls for them to have a "band" 
(flat, sharp edges, etc).  The old time fittings were either rounded edge 
(beaded) or had nothing at all (called plain).  Many of the British Standard 
Pipe fittings (which are metric) have the band and some of the fittings made 
in China and India are plain with no hub or band.  You can use BSP fittings 
but you have to run a NPT tap in them.  They correspond real well up to 1 
1/2 inch pipe.  I've used many of the BSP banded fittings and have never had 
a problem with them after I run a tap in.  You can find the banded fittings 
in England and Australia.

Tommy Turner



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim O'Hagan" <jdohagan at comcast.net>
To: "'The SEL email discussion list'" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 8:09 PM
Subject: [SEL] Old plumbing


> Hi everybody ,I'm going to re plumb an old engine in the future that
> deserves original type plumbing fittings. They range from ¼" to ¾" "hub 
> less
> type fittings. Des a source exist for these old style pieces? I can 
> salvage
> some but not all of the originals. Thanks for any help .Even raw castings
> would be a start. Thanks in advance, Jimmy O'Hagan 415 892 0236
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