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Knowledge base

Know-how from the workbench.

Not theory but practice: how to press without leaks, which pipe or thread size you need and how to pick the right jaw first time.

How-tos

Step by step

How to make a press joint

The 8 steps from cutting to checking the press, even if you have never pressed before.

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Preparation

Deburring and calibrating

The most skipped step, and the number 1 cause of slow leaks.

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Prevention

7 common pressing mistakes

From the wrong profile to an interrupted press cycle: how to stay clear of them.

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Maintenance

Maintaining your press jaw

Four habits that keep a hardened steel jaw going for thousands of presses.

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Tables & tools

Tables

Which pipe diameter should you choose?

Drinking water and heating in copper and multilayer pipe, plus what you need to know about gas lines.

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Table + measuring tool

Thread sizes: inch to mm

Why a 1/2 inch thread measures 21 mm. Enter what you measure and see right away which size you have.

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Choosing the right jaw

Which press jaw fits your tool?

Pick brand and model and see right away which set fits. Your tool not listed? Email brand + model + a photo of the jaw holder.

Which press jaw / master jaw?Choose by your tool (kN class). Which press profile?TH, U, UP, M or V: read it off your fitting. Which inserts?Profile + size (TH16, M15…). All terms explainedPress jaw, master jaw, insert: the glossary.

One case, all profiles.

Complete press jaw sets with 19 inserts in TH, V, U and M (UP as an option), hardened steel (55-60 HRC). Free shipping across the EU, shipped within 24 hours.

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