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Offline John Mackay

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Australian Copper benders/flare tool/expanders
« on: April 27, 2017, 02:41:30 PM »
hi,

I am relocating Home after 6yrs working in Australia and am deciding on what tools to pack up and ship over.

Does anyone Know definitively that my benders/flare tool/expander will not work on NZ copper pipe.

online research has not be helpful

Thanks,

John 



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Re: Australian Copper benders/flare tool/expanders
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2017, 07:10:39 PM »
As far as i know NZ copper sizes are different. NZ are Ireland are the only 2 countries that use these sizes. I have pipe benders from the UK and these bend the copper but my UK pipe slices won't cut through it.
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Re: Australian Copper benders/flare tool/expanders
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2017, 12:40:20 AM »
thanks macmole.


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Re: Australian Copper benders/flare tool/expanders
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2017, 01:59:44 PM »
 Australian standard copper manufactured to AS 1432 is starting becoming more common in NZ, especially with the press fit copper systems.

If you have enough freight allowance, I would recommend bringing your Australian benders/flare tool/expanders back across the ditch.


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