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Re: [TowerTalk] Increasing the Inside diameter of a 1 inch outside diame

To: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Increasing the Inside diameter of a 1 inch outside diameter Alum pipe.
From: Richard Karlquist <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:49:00 -0700
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I'm not sure why you had trouble with 1" into SCH 40 1 1/4". 

That is a piece of cake with PVC, and it has also worked for me in
galvanized. 

YMMV.

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Rick Karlquist
N6RK 

On 2022-08-31 13:56, Grant Saviers wrote:

>> Some pipe trivia:
>> 
>> Any Schedule of 1" trade size has O.D. of 1.315"
>> 
>> Sch 40 1 1/4" trade size has I.D. of 1.380"
>> 
>> Yes, there is one *almost* fit of ham interest (1 to 1-1/4 sch40), IF the 
>> pipe is round and the weld seam inside is small.   I've done the boring bar 
>> and od turning make them fit, but sure don't like doing on the dirty crap 
>> steel of welded  pipe.  6063 pipe is a less PITA.
>> 
>> Grant KZ1W
>> 
>> On 8/31/2022 09:48, Richard Karlquist wrote:
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