Hi Ellis,
Naw. If you knew Bunnings you wouldn't even ask for a self cutting
tap. Even the thread cutting kind was a long shot. But I could sure
use a skyhook next time I get my 4WD stuck in desert sand with no
trees to winch off for a hundred miles! Got any 4 ton ones?
John
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Ellis Cory" <ellis103@...>
wrote:
John wrote.....When I asked where they'd hidden the thread cutting
taps (I couldn't find them in the self serve settup) they called the
rep from plumbing. I started for the door before I had to explain it
all again.......
I wonder if they confused it with a 'self cutting tap' ? They are
used here in the UK to plumb in an outlet, say for a washing
machine, without switching off water. A bracket is clamped around
the pipe and the tap assembly is screwed into the bracket. A cutting
edge on the face of the tap cuts into the pipe and seals it at the
same time. Many years ago, a friend of mine at a youth camp decided
to play a trick on one of the kids and sent him to a local store for
a 'sky-hook'. Unfortunately, we were in rock climbing country and a
sky-hook is the name of a piece of equipment. I try and make sure we
are all talking about the same thing now !!!
Ellis
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