What is American Pipe?
American Pipe refers to American-made vs foreign-made pipe. Foreign pipe may not produce the results you want. American pipe specifications allow pipe to be bent. Foreign pipe specs are not as stringent. We commonly find two problems: the specifications for pipe sizes are not as strict, and the pipe may not even bend. What we find is that foreign pipe often has a bigger OD and does not fit into our dies properly. If you’re using foreign pipe, we may be able to make our dies fit the pipe; return the die to us with a piece of sample pipe, and we will try to custom-fit the die. Unfortunately, if the foreign pipe does not bend, we can’t alter the pipe’s characteristics. For the best results, always make sure you use American-made pipe.
