When I was an apprentice..... (competition bending 22mm copper)

[Jim Goodenough]

Once upon a time... it goes like this, plumber 'n I thought we'd have some fun!

Competition to bend 22mm copper (table X) in hand bender without pressing one of the handles on floor or wall - i.e. using it like a chest expander. One for tough nuts and labourers - so we cut some equal lengths of 22mm and annealed one of them and polished them all up the same.

What a laugh.... you should've seen the labourers face! it was even funnier when we told him he'd been had....

 

[Harvest Fields]

Once upon a time... it goes like this, plumber 'n I thought we'd have some fun!

Competition to bend 22mm copper (table X) in hand bender without pressing one of the handles on floor or wall - i.e. using it like a chest expander. One for tough nuts and labourers - so we cut some equal lengths of 22mm and annealed one of them and polished them all up the same.

What a laugh.. you should've seen the labourers face! it was even funnier when we told him he'd been had..

Feeling nostalgic tonight mate?

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Naah just it's Friday tomoz

 

[WaterTight]

remind me how you aneal copper, you just heat it for ages right? and that makes it go much harder?

 

[rpm]

Water

 

[king of pipes]

No no gentlemen you heat it till it has a blueish colour to the pipe let it cool naturally , the pipe will be softened making it easier to bend , I sometimes do it to hand bend the PRV pipe round a pressurised hot water cylinder. Kop

 

[Jim Goodenough]

I sometimes do it to hand bend the PRV pipe round a pressurised hot water cylinder. Kop

Cool method King.

 

[Phil]

Ha ha ha ...also a classic..

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Ha ha ha ...also a classic..

Have you seen the 'Grand National' race around the building site with the BIG puddle ?

 

[Phil]

No...got a link?

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Soz no, if you Google 'apprentice, 2017, building site, Grand National, PUDDLE' I'm certain you'll find it and when you do you'll ROFTL...

 

[chris watkins]

Putty guns were one of my favourites!!
Did it sting or what if you got hit.
I remember on a new build site as 1st year apprentice going to the stores & watching all the windows down the street opening & lengths of 15mm come sliding out, pointing toward you, that was when it was time to run fast & leave the cart behind.

 

[Jim Goodenough]

cart

Cart, what age are you Chris...? not wanting to be personal or owt like that

 

[chris watkins]

4 wheeled hand drawn type loaded up with rads.
No horse in sight just a couple of young 1st years to pull it & load them out.

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Wow which year was that?

 

[chris watkins]

1878.... no... no it only feels like that !!

1978

 

[Jim Goodenough]

OK so you're err... let me think# nearly 57?