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[kingkenny]

hi guys,
im dave,a pipefitter/plumber for over 35+ years,mostly industrial/commercial projects uk/abroad.
have done domestic when the need to has arisen,but trying to avoid it.

 

[migoplumber]

hi dave, welcome to the forum.
into the bigger stuff myself, who really enjoys house bashing anyway.

 

[kingkenny]

thanks shaun,my bender goes from 28 to 54mm,i leave the small stuff to the younger lads,give me some 6/8/10" cast anyday,we are using a lot of mapress at the moment,not real plumbing in my book.

 

[Hugh]

Hey Kenny look forward to reading your posts with that many years in the trade your bound to shine some light on things!

 

[migoplumber]

i bet you have arms like garth !!

 

[kingkenny]

no,5'10" an 11 stone dripping wet,what the hell do we have apprenti's for,no its an old ratchet bender,older than me i thinks,an im 56 ,does pull some nice bends,found it at the old salisbury hospital 20 odd years ago complete and never used.BARGAIN

 

[Hugh]

get a pic up

 

[kingkenny]

get a pic up

as soon as im back at work will get some pics of it for you hugh,just getting over an operation on my right leg so wont be on the tools for a couple of months,at the moment life is boring,cant drive,walk the dogs etc.

 

[migoplumber]

get well soon mate, and hope it wernt plumbing related.

 

[kingkenny]

get well soon mate, and hope it wernt plumbing related.

yes and no on that,was on the way to work at 4.00am on a monday morning on my motorbike and some idiot tractor driver pulled out in front of me on the A303,swerved,hit the armco and thats all i remember till waking up in hospital,shattered my right leg,now got 56 metal pins in bones.40 years driving/riding 1st accident ever.

 

[A1P]

Welcome.Get well soon.