DaviD - "it's rodular." - Rodular ?
Do You Mean : Round Metal Rod Stock ?
-or- a Round Metal Rod Blank ?
DaviD - a pipe, Is A Pipe. IS A PIPE ! :
a Hollow Cylinder some times called a Tube.
A Solid Copper Pipe refers to :
'a' Solid {The Nature of the Material} Copper
in the form of a Pipe. The Metal is All Copper
Material.
A PVC Pipe is made of a plastic "PVC" Material.
A Copper "Clad" Metal Pipe : Would be a Pipe made
of Metal Materials with a Outer Surface of Copper.
pipe are Pipe the World Around -and- anyway you
look at it the World is Round - since it is basically
a Sphere {Ball} "Globe" .
DaviD - Some people say - Pie Are Square ;-}
Then Again most people say - Cakes are Square
and Pies are Round

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DaviD - I Am Not Trying To Confuse 'you' - That's 'your' Job !
david - i am glad we had this little chat ~ RHF