Where is brass pipe/tubing typically used? I've only seen it used in things like *beds* (frames).
Said another way, where might I find surplus/scrap brass tubing in assorted diameters/lengths (say 1-8' long, 1-4" dia)?
Where is brass pipe/tubing typically used? I've only seen it used in things like *beds* (frames).
Said another way, where might I find surplus/scrap brass tubing in assorted diameters/lengths (say 1-8' long, 1-4" dia)?
Brass is very expansive and it is use where steel is corrosive and copper is too soft.
["New" it's outrageously priced]
lots of brass beds are steel pipe plated wth brass look
Firetrucks.
It was used as electrical conduit for swimming pool lights until PVC came along.
That's probably true of modern beds. Ours was brass with 4" dia posts (but steel rails). IIRC, it came out of a "house of ill repute" from the late 19th century in one of those mining towns in Colo.
It's also thermal expansive.
Buy a bunch of trombones.
The slides are thinwall brass tubing.
They come in various ID - .500, .525, .547, .562 are the most common.
That's the inner slide. The outer slide is obviously a bit bigger.
Some "solid brass" beds use steel pipe inside thin wall brass tubing.
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