to as an all-thread or close nipple by the craftsmen.
Other nipples are described in size by the nipple's
length. A shoulder nipple is an all-thread nipple with a small unthreaded section in the center of the nipple forming a shoulder. Some nipples have a thread on one end only. Some used with socketweld fittings do not have any threads. Store nipples by type, size, and length. Swage nipples are used to reduce pipe sizes. Swages are available in combinations from Vs-in. to about 8-in., but larger in special cases. Figure 6-5 shows a typical swage nipple threaded on both ends. Swages may have almost any combination of ends such as bevel large end, thread small end, grooved, and bevel both ends. Another type of cross-over fitting is the sub-tubing nippie as shown in Figure 6-6. Sub-tubing nipples are used to change from an API tubing thread to a line pipe thread. The longer variations of this nipple are called