Prepzilla Millhog ID Clamping End Prep Tool

Prepzilla Millhog ID Clamping End Prep Tool

A heavy-duty ID clamping pipe milling end prep tool that can J-prep bevel, face and bore all hard pipe alloys in preparation for orbital welding is available from ESCO Tool. The Esco Prepzilla Millhog ID clamping end prep tool is offered with a wide selection of cutting blades, including a J-preparation blade that creates a consistent contoured radius and clean neck for orbital welding.

August 15, 2017

A heavy-duty ID clamping pipe milling end prep tool that can J-prep bevel, face and bore all hard pipe alloys in preparation for orbital welding is available from ESCO Tool. The Esco Prepzilla Millhog ID clamping end prep tool is offered with a wide selection of cutting blades, including a J-preparation blade that creates a consistent contoured radius and clean neck for orbital welding.

Capable of producing thick chips without cutting fluids for fast fit-up and high-integrity welds, it bevels all popular highly-alloyed pipes and one mandrel with eight sets of clamps covers the entire range of the tool.

Suited for heavy-wall pipe from 1.575" ID to 8.625" OD, the Esco Prepzilla Millhog ID clamping end prep tool features dual-opposed tapered roller bearings, direct-drive gears, a rigid blade lock system and TiN-coated T-15 tool steel cutter blades with a proprietary chipbreaker that transfers heat away from the pipe surface. Interchangeable pnuematic, electric and hydraulic motors are offered.

Glossary terms in this article

  • chipbreaker
    Groove or other tool geometry that breaks chips into small fragments as they come off the workpiece. Designed to prevent chips from becoming so long that they are difficult to cont…