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    Pipe End Forging API 5DP

    Redpicker and salom2, I don't beleive you two are touching on the subject as initially described. Machining the Meu/Leu, Liu/Mi and facing off is well established in the drill pipe industry. I would say that 9 out 10 companies perform the turn and bore operations on a daily basis without...
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    Pipe End Forging API 5DP

    Pipeman23, Turning of the od and boring the id is common. How else do you remove scale and yield (unless your upsetting to the exact od/id dimension and use a descaler prior to upsetting). When I design a tool, I work from the finished pipe dimensions (that will go to the friction...
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    Using dessicant when shipping from China

    I am importing a consumer product (food cooler w/basic electronics--speaker/amplifier)from China. The packaging consists of polybag on product and double-wall corrugate. My question is should I worry about the humidty affecting the electronics if the entire product will be in a poly bag and...

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