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G.A.L. Gages have been around for a long time Theyhave been manufacturing precision measuring tools for 35 years. We are delighted to be carrying their line.

GAL Gage

The Pipe Trades Pro Calculator

and The Plumbing Calc Pro

from Calculated Industries are available now.

 

Pipe CalculatorPlumbing Calculator

Kevin Caron is a friend of ours and a metal sculptor. His wife, Mary Westheimer, makes videos of his work and post them to their site and also to Youtube.com. Kevin uses a couple of our tools in his work and here are the videos of him using these tools:

F110 Plasma Cutting Guide: Using a Plasma Cutter
F131 Plasma Wiz: Making Metal Dishes
(Cutting perfect circle out of metal plate)
F131 Plasma Wiz: Making Donuts
(That is metal donuts for a sculpture)
Kevin has a new piece that I really like and although he doesn't use any of our tools, It has steel pipe in it. I though you would enjoy looking at Genome Project .

The Piping Guide is back as a printed book. It was only available as a CD for a few years. Now you can get it as either a printed book or as a CD. The full name is The Piping Guide for the Design and Drafting of Industrial Systems. The authors are Dennis Whistance and David Sherwood.
Piping Guide

Piping Guide Book
Piping Guide CD
Piping Guide Exchange
(This exchange is for people who have bought the CD then decided that they would prefer the book)

Three manufacturers have larger two hole flange pins. These larger sizes are needed when you are working with large high pressure pipe. Here are some of the item numbers:

Sumner's Two Hole Flange Pins Extra Large S134
Flange Wizard's Two Hole Pins XLarge F134
Lee's Quick Release XL Two Hole Pins L142


Lee Tools has four new additions to their tools. They can be seen on the last page of their category.
Lee's new tools


It is easier to keep a thin line when marking pipe to cut with the Silver Streak Metal Marker Pencil.


Flange Wizard has three new kits and a Miter Marker.


Finally we have a Tube Bending Book.


Several new tools from Sumner are available.


Pipefitter Estimator is a new old book. Norm Goodings has reissued his pipefitting manhours estimating book with a new title.


We have two Instrumentation booklets from Glen Enterprises written by Ralph Dewey.


Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual joins Audel Pipefitter's and Welder's Pocket Manual in our inventory


Laying out an underground system with precision is difficult. The Plumber's Guide to the Underground is a book with laminated pages that shows you how to be precise in this work. The laminated pages lets you use it in the trenches.