Originally Posted By: jstewart1 This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Looking at that cast iron pipe brings back bad memories of when I was serving my plumbers apprenticeship. Oakum and lead. The municipality I worked in demanded extra heavy cast iron. Cut the pipe with a hammer and chisel. Those were the bad old days.
Originally Posted By: dhartke This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Jerry
Referring to the oakum and lead, was the lead ever intended to seal or was it's job only to stabilize the joint and hold the oakum in place?
Another question. I've seen some lead joints that have what appears to be a waxy flux paste around the leaded area and on others the lead is clean and dry. Was a flux used some or all of the time?
Originally Posted By: dhartke This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Thanks Jerry.
Working with lead is almost a lost art due to its unfriendly nature with the environment and people. 34 years ago I took my 66 Impala to have some body rust repaired around the back glass. The old bodyman leaded it in without removing the glass. Skill.
