The "nested pipe" project is an attempt to catalog which pipes have a close-fit when nesting inside each other, and which pipes have a close-fit when wrapping around a bolt. The pipes being listed here are ones that are commonly available in hardware stores: - PVC pipe [plumbing] - ABS pipe [plumbing] - copper tubing [plumbing] - conduit [electrical] - This project seeks to resolve the problem that the ID and OD of these pipes is often completely independent of the advertised size -- a '1/2" pipe' often has NO dimensions that are 0.5".