Speaking of clamps

[Scott Lurndal]

I've used old pipe for plumbing repair, handrails, gas-line repair, etc.

YMMV.

[krw]

Black pipe for water? I've never even owned a house with galvanized. All of the handrails have been wood and, yes, I did have black pipe gas lines for a short while, though I'd never do the work myself. It's still not work carrying pipe around the country in case, some day, you'll be forced to live in an ancient house. ;-)

[Scott Lurndal]

I've seen (and I have) pipe clamps made from galvy. And my house is plumbed with galvy, so it's been useful to me. I also have pipe clamps made from black iron, but didn't need to repurpose them when I extended the gas from the furnace to the kitchen for a gas stove.

If you don't need it, donate it to a building materials recycling place, if you have one nearby.

[Electric Comet]

well okay not the traditional route

[krw]

Galvanized doesn't make good pipe clamps. Code enforcers tend to frown on DIY gas installation.

I'd never heard of such a thing at the time. I probably would have.

[krw]

I understand, now. Up until a couple of years ago I'd never heard of one and they certainly weren't any close (in the state?). We only had one HD and the other lumber yards were so poor that the HD put them out of business.