Pipefitters Handbook, Third Edition

Compact and pocket-sized, this handy reference contains thousands of facts and figures relevant to pipefitters, steamfitters-anyone concerned with layout and installation of pipe.

• Provides answers to all sorts of problems indigenous to power and industrial pipebending, and the fabrication of welding fittings in both shop and field.
• Logically categorizes all material according to job description, supporting each working table with a clear example of how to use it.
• Includes a special reference section that gives instant data on the 24 most useful on-the-job subjects, such as spark tests for metals, sheet metal weights, valve types, weights and measures, and many more.
• Discusses all types of bends; elbows, tees, and crosses; plastic pipe; soldering and brazing; travel and run; fitting dimensions; threading pipe; relative physical properties; and more.

Table of Contents

• Power and Industrial Pipe Bending
• Pipe Fabrications
• Soldering and Brazing
• Offset Connections
• Reference Data
• Index