A pipe has a large variety of uses. Steel pipe can be used for automotive purposes such as roll bars and exhausts. In addition, other uses include fixtures, such as door handles, footrests, and other retail fixtures. Of course, steel pipe is used in industries such as oil, gas, nuclear power, natural gas, and mining. Uses […]
Read MoreThe history of pipe and pipe threading dates back to development in 1820 by Robert Briggs at Pascal Iron Works of the Morris Tasker Co. Located in Philadelphia PA, Robert created his first gage in 1834 to examine internal pipe threads. By 1862, he established a mating threaded ring gage for external pipe threads. It was […]
Read MoreDOM (drawn over mandrel) tubing is a popular choice when creating custom bike frames. For applications that need strong tubing because of stress on it, many motorcycle frames are made by custom motorcycle and chopper builders using this type. Due to stress from G forces or motion of objects, weaker tubing would break but DOM […]
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