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Die stock (stocks and dies)

Building and Construction · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

Stocks and dies cut a screw thread on metal pipe so a fitting can screw on. Match the die, start square, oil, and clear chips.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Plumbing tools and equipment
  2. Identifying plumbing tools
  3. The pipe vice
  4. The pipe wrench (Stillson)
  5. The pipe cutter
  6. The reamer and the burr
  7. Files used in plumbing
  8. Die stock (stocks and dies)
  9. The pipe bender
  10. Caulking tool and anvil
  11. Safety with plumbing tools
  12. Cutting pipe: using the tools
  13. Forming and threading pipe
  14. Bending pipe: using the tools
  15. Care and maintenance of plumbing tools