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A powered pipe thread cleaner for oil pipe and oil casings has a housing which defines a sump for collecting dirty solvent during the thread cleaning process. The thread cleaner is of the driven brush type and employs specially configured brushes and brush support structures for minimal interference

A powered pipe thread cleaner for oil pipe and oil casings has a housing which defines a sump for collecting dirty solvent during the thread cleaning process. The thread cleaner is of the driven brush type and employs specially configured brushes and brush support structures for minimal interference where the flow of dirty fluid within the housing during cleaning. The thread cleaner is designed for operator comfort and ease of operation.

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A powered thread cleaner especially adapted for cleaning threads of industrial tubulars, comprising: (a) a housing having an end for receiving the threaded member to be cleaned; (b) a brush support structure rotatably supported and driven within said housing; (c) a set of brushes supported around th

A powered thread cleaner especially adapted for cleaning threads of industrial tubulars, comprising: (a) a housing having an end for receiving the threaded member to be cleaned; (b) a brush support structure rotatably supported and driven within said housing; (c) a set of brushes supported around the periphery of said brush support structure, said brush support structure having an irregularly shaped perimeter defining a plurality of perimeter portions extending from a central portion, said perimeter portions having means for adjustably securing a respective brush in a selected orientation with respect to the threads to be cleaned, and (d) and set of brushes including one or more brush assemblies having (i) a shaped mandril upstanding from the brush support member and (ii) a plurality of relatively thin circular brushes spaced from one another on said mandril and mounted on said mandril in an adjustably fixed orientation with respect thereto.