Hi, guys.
Enlighten me, if you will.
I have several 18" lengths of 8" steel pipe - 3/8" wall. Broke an irrigation line - 2" schedule 40 PVC, and decided that a piece of this steel pipe cut in half lengthwise would make good protection for the buried repair. As I finished the first cut with th O/A torch, the pipe spread violently about 1", accompanied by a loud bang similar to a 12 ga.
Was it due to the way the pipe is made or was it just the result of expansion from the heat of cutting?
Sure made me jump. Learn something every day!
Be well.
hankj
Enlighten me, if you will.
I have several 18" lengths of 8" steel pipe - 3/8" wall. Broke an irrigation line - 2" schedule 40 PVC, and decided that a piece of this steel pipe cut in half lengthwise would make good protection for the buried repair. As I finished the first cut with th O/A torch, the pipe spread violently about 1", accompanied by a loud bang similar to a 12 ga.
Was it due to the way the pipe is made or was it just the result of expansion from the heat of cutting?
Sure made me jump. Learn something every day!
Be well.
hankj
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