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Bevel Pipe Fast at Any Orientation with Pneumatic Clamping

Fitting easily between waterwall boiler tubes to perform precision bevels at any orientation, the upgraded MILLHOG Tube Weasel Air-Clamp Beveling Tool from Esco Tool has pneumatic clamping, a new motor and gearing that produces low rpm and high torque to pull a thick chip without cutting fluids.

Posted: April 5, 2019

Ideal for highly repetitive welding end preps on 0.75 in ID to 3 in OD pipes, the MILLHOG Tube Weasel Air-Clamp Beveling Tool from Esco Tool features a 1.1 hp motor and robust gearing that runs at 125 rpm to improve cycle times up to 600 percent. Its self-centering draw rod rigidly mounts into a tube or pipe ID and retracts from the mandrel automatically after milling to minimize friction.

Using two-sided straight and 90 deg tool bits specially formed to cut through highly alloyed materials, the easy-to-use FLANGE HOG 110 manually-operated flange facing hand tool from Esco Tool reconditions damaged raised- and flat-face pipe flanges up to 14 in OD in the field with a phonographic finish on-site that eliminates the need to cut and replace them by welding new flanges.

The MILLHOG® Tube Weasel Air-Clamp Beveling Tool from Esco Tool Company (Holliston, MA) is a right angle ID clamping tool that fits easily between waterwall boiler tubes to perform precision bevels. Featuring a 1.1 hp motor and robust gearing that runs at 125 rpm with high torque to pull a thick chip without cutting fluids, it has a pneumatic clamp that reduces operator fatigue and speeds throughput. Capable of improving cycle times by up to 600 percent, this pipe beveler has a self-centering draw rod that rigidly mounts into a tube or pipe ID and retracts from the mandrel automatically after milling to minimize friction. Ideal for 0.75 in ID to 3 in OD pipes, it can be used in any orientation to perform highly repetitive welding end preps. The MILLHOG Tube Weasel Air-Clamp Beveling Tool sells for $4,995 and is available for rent in the continental U.S.

Esco Tool also offers the easy-to-use FLANGE HOG 110® manual flange facing tool that reconditions damaged raised- and flat-face flanges in the field to eliminate the need to cut and replace them. This manually-operated hand tool re-faces damaged pipe flanges with a phonographic finish on-site and eliminates the need to cut and weld new flanges. Creating a perfect stock finish that meets ASME B16.5 standards, it is offered with two interchangeable cross feeds for producing a smooth and stock finish on RF and FF gasket seats. Easy to setup and operate, the tool mounts to the flange ID in seconds with a clamping range of 0.9 in to 10 in and 0.005 in alignment accuracy. It can rapidly machine flanges with a reach up to 14 in OD and comes with straight and 90 deg tool bit holders. Cutting bits are two-sided and specially formed to cut through highly alloyed materials. The FLANGE HOG 110 is priced at $5,995 and supplied as a complete kit with all necessary resurfacing components. It is also available for rent.

Esco Tool Company is a unit of Esco Technologies, Inc, 75 October Hill Road, Holliston, MA 01746, 800-343-6926, Fax: 508-429-2811, matt@escotool.com, www.escotool.com.