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The Tube and Pipe Journal - Power Tools
Grinder’s dual-trigger activation, permanent side handle contribute to user safety
- Oct 27, 2023
- Product Release
The M18 FUEL 4½-in./5-in. dual-trigger braking grinder from Milwaukee Tool features a trigger on the braking grinder’s main barrel and a secondary trigger on the side handle, requiring two hands to stay on the tool for operation.
- From The Fabricator
Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters: How artist Rae Ripple ended up on Netflix
- By The Fabricator editors
- Feb 5, 2022
- Blog Post
Texas metal sculpture artist and welder Rae Ripple is featured in the first episode of our Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters series, where we speak with contestants from the Netflix show Metal Shop Masters.
- From The Fabricator
The return of FABTECH signals return to normalcy for manufacturing industry
- By Amanda Carlson
- Aug 13, 2021
- Article
After a year off, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event is back in person and ready to move forward. Here's a breakdown of what to expect.
Esco Wart MILLHOG portable pipe beveler creates square beveled ends
- Jan 25, 2020
- Product Release
Esco Tool offers the Wart MILLHOG® portable pipe beveler. It mounts into the pipe ID using a self-centering draw rod assembly with a mandrel featuring expandable clamps. Designed to create square and beveled pipe ends with ± 0.001-in. accuracy, the machine has a three-blade holder that can bevel,...
Esco MILLHOG boiler tube expander extensions reach around obstructions
- Oct 31, 2019
- Product Release
Esco Tool offers MILLHOG® rolling motors and tube expanders with a variety of adapters and universal pivoting extensions that let users reach around obstructions and roll hard-to-access boiler tubes. Featuring a torque control setting that stalls the tool when it reaches the desired preset tube...
- From The Fabricator
Hudson Tool expands in Colorado, adds saws in Illinois and North Carolina
- Aug 6, 2019
- News Release
Anaheim, Calif.-based Hudson Tool Steel Corp. has opened its fifth stocking location in Longmont, Colo. The company is partnering with Beck Sales, a tubing, valve, and fitting supplier, to process and distribute its tool steel products to the Colorado market. In addition, the company has purchased...
- From The Welder
Norton Merit Pink R928 flap wheels from Saint-Gobain grind stainless steel
- Mar 15, 2019
- Product Release
Saint-Gobain Abrasives has introduced a line of Norton Merit Pink R928 flap wheels and specialties for grinding stainless steel. This abrasive material provides faster cutting and longer life compared to traditional aluminum-oxide products, according to the company. The products have a poly-cotton...
- From The Fabricator
Dynabrade celebrates 50th anniversary
- Mar 13, 2019
- News Release
Dynabrade, Clarence, N.Y., will mark its 50th anniversary on April 1, 2019. Walter Welsch started the company near Buffalo, N.Y., in 1969 after inventing the Dynafile, a pneumatic power tool that replaces hand sanding and polishing. Today the manufacturer has worldwide distribution, with...
- From The Fabricator
The impact of compressed air on pneumatic tools and abrasive performance
- By Dennis Walsh
- Mar 1, 2019
- Article
To perform optimally, pneumatic abrasive tools need the proper air supply. Line pressure is not the only determining factor.
T-Drill’s portable T-65 SS performs stainless steel branching
- Feb 7, 2019
- Product Release
T-Drill has introduced the T-65 SS portable unit for making T-joints of 17 to 54 mm OD in main run tubes up to 300 mm. It eliminates cutting of pipe, two welded joints, fitting cost, tube polishing at welding points, and inspection costs, says the company. The branch pipe can be connected to a...
Pipe beveling machine creates J-preparation for orbital welding
- Aug 28, 2017
- Product Release
Esco Tool offers the Prepzilla MILLHOG® ID clamping pipe milling end prep tool, which can J-prep bevel, face, and bore all hard pipe alloys in preparation for orbital welding. Capable of producing thick chips without cutting fluids, the tool bevels heavy-wall pipe from 1.575 in. ID to 8.625 in....
Finishing tool includes pipe polishing attachment
- Sep 13, 2013
- Product Release
Wendt USA has introduced the new FPM 230, a portable, electric finishing and polishing tool. The unit, which features a 900- to 2,500-RPM variable-speed control, can be configured as an orbital polisher or linear finishing tool for flat and irregular parts. With the addition of an optional belt...
Portable beveling tool head removes boiler tube membrane, overlay
- Sep 18, 2012
- Product Release
Esco Tool has introduced a new, patented membrane and overlay removal head to fit several of its MILLHOG® beveling end prep tools. The head features proprietary inserts shaped like golf tees, rather than screws, that can be rotated to use their 360-degree cutting edges. Capable of removing...
Tube facing, cutting tools intended for use with 316 stainless, carbon, titanium, most nickel-based alloys
- Jul 18, 2011
- Product Release
Swagelok® has added four new tube facing tools and one new cutting tool to its product line. The tools are intended for use with 316 stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, and most nickel-based alloys. The tube facing tools produce flat, smooth, square, burr-free, and chamfer-free tube...
ESCO Tools founder dies
- Jun 2, 2009
- News Release
Albert T. Brennan, who purchased the Evans Supply Co. in Winchester, Mass., in 1975, later renamed the firm ESCO Tools, and built it into a leading welding end prep tool manufacturer for the power generation industry, has passed away at the age of 87 after a brief illness. Mr. Brennan's approach to...
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