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Jimthecopierwrench	Posted: February 17, 2013 07:18 pm
Moderator Group: Moderators Posts: 9,597 Member No.: 561 Joined: January 10, 2004	Title pretty well says it all. http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz79/Ji...zps048dce2f.jpg Edit, upon further inspection, the female bit it threads into has an O ring that seals against the 'collapse flair' part of the tube. This post has been edited by Jimthecopierwrench on February 17, 2013 07:31 pm -------------------- Hey! what's in here - is it a toy? oh. Hey! What's in here - is it a toy? oh. Murphy.

MacFromOK	Posted: February 17, 2013 08:44 pm
Forum Addict ++ Group: Spamminator Taskforce Posts: 13,009 Member No.: 5,314 Joined: June 04, 2006	Dunno specifically, looks like any one of a myriad of OEM automotive AC fittings. -------------------- Mac * "Basic research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." [Wernher Von Braun] * is not responsible for errors, consequential damage, or... anything.

damien	Posted: February 17, 2013 09:08 pm
Forum Addict ++ Group: Moderators Posts: 5,076 Member No.: 175 Joined: October 02, 2002	Does this help? http://valvesupply.ca/compressionbrass1.png I started googling automotive pipe nut which lead me to compression nuts etc. About to race out the door to start my day so am not much help! Damien -------------------- Wow you look quite normal for a geek. The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

Jimthecopierwrench	Posted: February 17, 2013 10:29 pm
Moderator Group: Moderators Posts: 9,597 Member No.: 561 Joined: January 10, 2004	Nope, not a compression type. The 'ring' in the pic is actually the tubing cold worked to produce the flat bulge, not a slip on compression ring. Odd, I was hoping to stumble across a diagram just going through some common supplier catalogs, but nothing that looks like this - although I've seen them in use, I never actually knew what they were called. I'm actually wondering if I can fit a NPT brass thread to 1/4" barb adaptor in the female bits where these went, but going through my fitting box, I don't have anything that'll thread by a mile. -------------------- Hey! what's in here - is it a toy? oh. Hey! What's in here - is it a toy? oh. Murphy.

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QUOTE (Jimthecopierwrench @ February 17, 2013 10:29 pm)

I'm actually wondering if I can fit a NPT brass thread to 1/4" barb adaptor in the female bits where these went, but going through my fitting box, I don't have anything that'll thread by a mile.

That's not a tapered thread. If it were it would contradict the flare seal.

You could just lightly double flare the pipe to make a bulge then hose clamp a hose past it.

Jimthecopierwrench	Posted: February 18, 2013 01:43 am
Moderator Group: Moderators Posts: 9,597 Member No.: 561 Joined: January 10, 2004	You're of course correct, but ghetto or not, I've seen a few fortunate instances where "hey, that threads in" (NPTF straight thread) - or even if only only once . I was hoping this would be one of them. The app will see 60 pounds max, but I didn't want to have to pigtail hoses and then reduce to smaller hoses. -------------------- Hey! what's in here - is it a toy? oh. Hey! What's in here - is it a toy? oh. Murphy.

gremlinsa	Posted: February 18, 2013 08:00 am
Sr. Member Group: Trusted Members Posts: 414 Member No.: 3,112 Joined: August 25, 2005	There's a hydro specialist down the road from me, and i've taken some weird and wonderful stuff down to him for fittings. One such fitting had very similar design/ Mechanics, for an old portable LPG stove.. It's a bubble flare fitting, and needs some specialized equipment to make. Example of kit here.. the second tube in the pic looks like your's ... hope this helps.... -------------------- What i know about Electronics is dangerous... Why cant i use a 7812 on the supply line to get my +12V ??? ;)

Jimthecopierwrench	Posted: February 19, 2013 01:17 am
Moderator Group: Moderators Posts: 9,597 Member No.: 561 Joined: January 10, 2004	Yeah, that looks like it. Never heard the term before. I have a single and double flare kit, but it doesn't have the same bits to do these. Thanks. -------------------- Hey! what's in here - is it a toy? oh. Hey! What's in here - is it a toy? oh. Murphy.

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