Any brassworkers here? Can this threaded end be repaired? I have no idea if this is NPT or BSP but I tried buying a replacement and it doesn’t fit in the compressor fully, it screws about halfway then stops causing air leaks If I can identify the threading then I could possibly buy a new one Big end 1/4”small end M5
>>2989694do you have a 5/16 bolt (not m8)?it would be 18 threads per inch same as npt so if you layed it in the threads of the fitting to see if it syncd up. bsp is 19 and wouldnt mest perfectly the good news is npt and bsp will both tighen up in wrong holes and seal provided you put some kind of dope or loctite 545 o the connection you can probably file the smashed end back to useable. even better would be chuck a fitting in your drill and screw the pipe thread end on then spin it and file the mashed part while its turning
>>2989694> screws about halfway then stops causing air leaksI had a similar problem, except there was an o-ring after the thread that disintegrated.I ended up using teflon tape to fill the gaps and get it to seal.You could probably just use pipe-dope too… i get the natural gas rated stuff for both.The gas rated teflon tape is this yellow thick-ass tape, which is better all around I think.
>>2989694https://www.amazon.com/airbrush-adapter-fittings/s?k=airbrush+adapter+fittings$8 bucks and problem solved
>>2989694Try taking a a small triangle file to clean out where the threads are rolled over. I'm assuming it's a flared connection because of the bevel so the threads don't do the sealing, you just need to be able to thread the other fitting on far enough for it to seat and then all the threads do is apply clamping force.
