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   FrankB89 | Jan 20, 2003 05:15pm | #1

   Don't have any of that stuff, but I helped my Dad do a bit of ot growing up (accounts for my shortage of brain cells).

   I'd give my right arm for one of those old white gas blow torches that you pumped up, however...they worked great!

   Jules Quaver for President   2004

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   UncleDunc | Jan 20, 2003 08:19pm | #3

   >> I'd give my right arm for one of those old white gas blow torches ...

   Look on eBay. I don't remember what I paid for the one I bought, but it wasn't too much.

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   junkhound | Jan 26, 2003 01:29am | #5

   Check your e-mail for special deal!

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   lunar | Jan 20, 2003 07:41pm | #2

   Here in Philly "packed & poured" joints on cast iron pipe is still required below grade.  This technology was just this past year upheld as the only allowable procedure, so I'll bet lots of plumbers in these parts have em.

   Still livin in the 50's.

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   junkhound | Jan 26, 2003 01:28am | #4

   50's fer sure.  Last time I used my stuff for cast iron pipe was 1968.

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   r_ignacki | Jan 26, 2003 02:52am | #6

   I had one of those blowtorches, gave it away. But I still have what you might call swaging tools? Something you smack a copper pipe with to enlarge it's diameter and insert the next piece of pipe. No fittings.