anybody know who or what type of stores sell weldels? tried a few places and they had know idea what i was talking about

 

do you mean u-bend?

burnsstainless.com

 

My local plumbing outlet has them - I would think that any store that sells large water valves (8" to 20") would have them, they primarily used in industrial apps. This is the link to where I buy mine: http://www.scholzenproducts.com/ - If you can't find them on their websight call them, I've personally seen them on their shelf.

 

I believe this is the 1 1/2 weldel for the head to log:

http://www.scholzenproducts.com/Stee...ld-90-Ell.html

 

McMaster has unthreaded steel butt weld 90-degree elbows (weld ells).

http://www.mcmaster.com/#43425k131/=145s28

 

Ya those are the ones i'm thinking of, i'll maybe try a few plumbing outlets, thanks a lot! What kind of piping are these things usually used for?

 

Steam. You'll see it mostly in industry and commercial buildings. Natural gas in commercial buildings for the larger lines. Process piping besides steam in industry. Most pipe over 2" is welded, it's faster, and it's less prone to leakage than screwed together pipe. If you do have a leak in a new system after the pressure test, with a weld you just grind out a little and reweld, with screwed pipe you might end up taking a lot of pipe apart if the end or a union aren't close to the leaky joint.

 

you being from Saskatchewan would probably get it pretty easily from a oil field supply story i believe they that they call those 90degree elbows with beveled butt joint... I've ordered enough of that crap in my career i should be able to just name the part number try baron, CE Frankline, Apex just to name a few of the larger distributors

 

Ok thanks, not much oilfield around by saskatoon where i am but Lloydminister should have something.

 

good luck with finding them