Need Threads Cut on Kingston Brass Drain Tube : 1-1/2" by 26 tpi

[RustyKnuckles]

I have a Kingston Brass clawfoot tub British lever style tub drain. Solid brass. In shipping, one of the 1-1/2" drain tubes was badly damaged on the threaded end. I put my thread gauge on it and I read 26 tpi. I have cut these brass drain tubes to fit before, and with my chop saw I can make a perfect 90 degree cut right behind the bent threads. But how can I get the end threaded? With the other tubes I cut, I was only cutting to shorten the length, and didn't have to worry about threads.

 

[Jeff H Young]

machine shop on a lathe possibly probebly more than a new tube though

 

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[Fitter30]

Price a new tube with next day air. Call a small machine shop for a price.

 

[RustyKnuckles]

Thanks. I'll try Kingston Brass, but I have had zero luck getting them to sell me other parts for one of their tub faucets.

 

[Jeff H Young]

looks pretty generic and I say a machine shop could do that because I was a Machinist but I cant imagine someone having a machine shop thread that at a competetive cost . but it might make sence I think most engine lathes will have gears for 26tpi

 

[John Gayewski]

Pretty sure you could order and brass tube with threads on it. They should all be the same.

 

[John Gayewski]

https://www.supplyhouse.com/Bluefin-TB9U17-150-12SJ-1-1-2-x-12-17-Gauge-Slip-Joint-Threaded-Tube-Rough-Brass?utm_source=google_ad&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=geo_pmax_test&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-uK0BhC0ARIsANQtgGOXTPUykYzuYj2Mw0aK9DncBoq-DrFifsk7ft87rRH4TGVdTvyRs6QaAljhEALw_wcB

 

[RustyKnuckles]

WOW! Thanks John G. I really appreciate your help.

 

[Reach4]

Note that rough brass is not shiny.

I expect https://www.homedepot.com/p/The-Plu...ar-Drain-Applications-20GA-20-21225/312671512 20 gauge is a lot thinner than 17 gauge, so I would go with the 17 gauge.

 

[RustyKnuckles]

Agree on the 17 gauge. I have a buffing wheel and lots of compound.
But I also have a buddy with a large lathe. So I'll try him first.

 

[Fitter30]

Have u called the manufacturer of the drain kit? Brass can be different colors just by the metals make up.

 

[Tuttles Revenge]

Its pretty easy to polish brass. I just recently had to turn a polished brass into tarnished brass and I kept on ending up with polished again by over working it.

 

[Jeff H Young]

easy to fix easier to ruin!

 

[RustyKnuckles]

I've had zero success in the past trying to get parts from Kingston Brass.