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Want to replace my old sink with a vanity.
Can someone tell me what type of pipes the photo in the below links are and can I use compression fittings or solder?
 
Soldered fittings with copper pipe

You can use either I would suggest some type of isolating valves
 
Soldered fittings with copper pipe

You can use either I would suggest some type of isolating valves
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
I see the elbow is copper as I scratched it and the color is as I expected but the pipe it's self is silver and when scratched stays silver. Could the pipe be made from something different?
Neither is magnetic, so I also thought they were both copper but the color made me think twice.
 

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