Wilson Accessories and Tools for Boiler Tubes
Thomas C. Wilson provides topnotch technology and world-class tube expander equipment to meet all of your boiler maintenance, manufacturing and repair needs. Our tools make you and your staff more productive, and more efficient. The highest quality materials and precision techniques make Thomas C. Wilson a leader in tube tool equipment.
Thomas C. Wilson's line of products is founded on a proud family tradition of innovation, and we are constantly looking for ways to expand our product line. Whatever your tube expander needs, we have a solution for you.
Or use our tool guide to help you identify the right Wilson tube expander.
Available Products
| Thomas C. Wilson offers lubricant for tube expanders and other applications for all your maintenance and repair work needs. Select the right lubricant for your application: Expander Lube - Type B for expanding, B-Kool for beading, and WilsoLube for air tools. |
B-Kool
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| Wilson Mandrel Drives adapt tube expanders for use with a variety of air or electric drills. Loosening the knurled nut releases the square insert type of socket for the introduction of another size. Assembly only requires one insert. |
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| The Wilson Series 985 Chipping Hammer is compact and lightweight. It offers a controlled chipping action that allows operators to precisely chip away only specific areas. It is ideal for chiseling, scaling & chipping. Tools available for the Series 985 Chipping Hammer include: beading tools, collapsing tools, knockout tools and chisels. |
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| Wilson Tube Clamps are designed to hold tubes while rolling at the opposite end. The clamps feature a high strength-to-weight ratio and round, flat plastic pads that allow the jaws to come together without turning or twisting. |
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| Wilson Drive Extensions are available for use with universal joints and parallel gear trains, as well as with couplings for expander mandrels through water legs and headers, among others. |
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| Wilson Extension Couplings, available in both plain or reducing types, are generously proportioned and heat-treated to withstand applicable torque loads. Sockets have clearances to accommodate drive extensions, universals, and more. |
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“GP” Universal Joints are female square type models that smoothly rotate and deflect a common axis. These joints have an unusual strength for their size and prove popular with boiler makers.
Bi-Universal Joints are suitable for the unusual situations requiring deflecting greater than that provided by the Model GP.
Male-Female Universal Joints are suitable for use in superheater headers and have the same features as the Model GP. |
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| Useful for many applications involving expanding tubes through waterwall headers, superheaters, and water legs, the integral design of the Wilson Extension Universal Joints eliminates coupling an extension with a separate universal joint. These Joints feature a working angle of 140° that matches the standard location of many tubes from the accessible hand hole. |
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| Suitable for many expanding applications in a variety of boiler headers, Wilson Parallel Gear Drives feature inner gears with individual bronze bushings and rotate on shafts that are an integral part of the steel housing. The rigid gear shafts do not come loose, helping to maintain the perfect alignment of gears under any operating condition. Alloy steel gears are specially heat treated for maximum strength and all parts are readily replaceable. Achieve maximum service by lubricating with Texaco Starfak grease M or an equivalent. It is important to select the proper square hole size when ordering. |
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| Wilson Worm Gear Drives are designed for maximum duty and service life, expressly suitable for operating in very confined areas of boiler headers. The product features a one-piece design, steel housing, and knurled shank, and comes with replaceable bronze bushings and thrust washers. The one piece worm and shaft is made from a hardened and ground alloy steel. |
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| Right Angle Bevel Gear Drives feature Heavy Duty Bronze Housing Types with round, oval, and elliptical diameters. |
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| Light Duty Right Angle Bevel Gear Drives are exceptionally compact and feature an all steel one-piece housing, alloy steel gears, replaceable bronze bushing, and thrust washer. This drive has a 1 to 1 gear ratio and will enter a minimum 2 3/4” round hand hole. |
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Wilson’s low-cost, quick, and effective Tube Plugs seal off leaky tubes with easy insertion that allows tubular units to return back on stream without undue interruption or process schedules. Accomplish a positive seal without special tools and only a minimum amount of driving. Certification and traceability are provided and plugs may be welded.
Custom sizes and material available. |
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| Wilson Tube End Facers have multiple applications. Use them to prepare a uniform projection of tube ends prior to expanding or bead-rolling — or to de-burr tubes after they are cut or rolled. The adjustable thrust bearing collar and high-speed steel tool bit allow for fast, easy trimming at a recommended speed of 150 rpm. The interchangeable, reversible cutter bits are easy to replace. |
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| Used primarily to remove seal welds of welded boiler tubes, this high speed steel, multiple tooth cutter, and rotating pilot also proves ideal for flat facing tube ends. The cutter provides diameters that are large enough to cut a minimum of 1/4" beyond the outside of the tubes. A key feature of the tools is complete interchangeability of cutters, pilots, and shanks between the inside or outside chamfering cutter and flat seal weld remover tools. |
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| Wilson’s Pneumatic Beveling Machines can be used to remove weld or prepare tube ends prior to welding, as well as to perform facing operations. Compact and lightweight, the machine features a reliable motor, heavy-duty bevel gear set, and a choice of a crank feed or wrench feed. An internal lock holds the tool securely in position while making facing cuts or simultaneously beveling the inside and outside of light or heavy wall tubes and pipes. |
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| The Wilson Flo-Breaker safely cuts off excess air flow to prevent hose whipping caused by compressed air escaping from a broken hose. The Flo-Breaker is non-clogging, automatically resets and is made of stainless steel springs that are unaffected by temperature. OSHA requires that all hoses exceeding a 1/2" diameter have a safety device installed at the source of supply to reduce pressure in case of hose failure. |
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| The Wilson Handhole Cleaning Kit includes all the tools you need to remove rust, deposits, torn gaskets and other encrustations from boiler drums, sectional headers, plug seats, handholes and pipe flanges. It is also suitable for the surfacing of corners, tanks, stacks, bulkheads prior to painting. |
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| The Wilson Headhole Seat Grinding Kit restores the gasket seal of any size handhole to a smooth flat surface ensuring a perfect seal when the hole is closed. The optional Wilson Alignment Indicator eliminates the guesswork in the proper alignment of the grinding wheel and seat. |
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| This kit’s highly efficient, flexible, and abrasive brush can take care of any job in one pass — saving time and money. With the ability to safely clean tube ends in just a few seconds, preparing them for sil-brazing, welding, or tube rolling, the 9176 Kit includes a 4,500 rpm motor that weighs just 5 pounds. |
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| Featuring a powerful motor that weighs just 2 pounds, the entire kit weighs only 10 1/4 pounds total. This Wilson kit will save on time and assembly for brazers, welders, pipe fitters, or boiler makers — in the shop or onboard a ship. |
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