Steel immersion bosses

[K.H]

Thread cutting tool

[Julian]

Ho hum, yet another bright idea spirals down in flames to crash in the canyon of oblivion!

[K.H]

Ho hum, yet another bright idea spirals down in flames to crash in the canyon of oblivion!

Why?
I had to pay someone else to do it but you have a lathe if i remember correctly?

[Tony]

A chap at work was saying that some places sell pre-threaded pipe they'll cut to your specification - I wonder if Metal Supermarkets would do them?

[Julian]

Ho hum, yet another bright idea spirals down in flames to crash in the canyon of oblivion!

Why?
I had to pay someone else to do it but you have a lathe if i remember correctly?

I do, but the presumably the chap you paid knew what he was doing and had a far more substantial lathe than me.

I've not yet cut threads and the learning curve will be enormous, but I wouldn't mind giving it a go ...  don't suppose you've got any bits of pipe left, have you?

[Julian]

A chap at work was saying that some places sell pre-threaded pipe they'll cut to your specification - I wonder if Metal Supermarkets would do them?

I think he's probably referring to externally threaded pipe (not sure chow they would thread long lengths internally), but if they do 2¼" internal that would be great.  If the cutting charges are high, I've got a large mechanical hack saw which just needs a single phase motor fitting or a three phase supply, which would make light work of it!

[Tony]

No definitely talking about internally threaded pipe because he was the chap that lopped my bosses in half on his lathe.

My dad has a reciprocating mechanical hacksaw but it's nowhere near as impressive as FH Brundles hydraulically operated bandsaw that lops through even the big stuff as though it was cheese!

[K.H]

Ho hum, yet another bright idea spirals down in flames to crash in the canyon of oblivion!

Why?
I had to pay someone else to do it but you have a lathe if i remember correctly?

I do, but the presumably the chap you paid knew what he was doing and had a far more substantial lathe than me.

I've not yet cut threads and the learning curve will be enormous, but I wouldn't mind giving it a go ...  don't suppose you've got any bits of pipe left, have you?

Sorry all 40" of it was turned into flanges

[K.H]

Where can I get one from please chaps..   

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless-Steel-316L-Immersion-Heater-Element-Flange-Backing-Nut-Bio-Fuel-/120943324386?pt=UK_BOI_FarmingEquipment_RL&hash=item1c28c8ace2#ht_500wt_1202

[Tony]

Also http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251151166555 but expensive