To me it's a pretty new word, thermoplastic. You get some, heat it up, form it to the shape you want, and let it cool. Done.
Links so I don't lose them:
https://www.pnta.com/customer-service/faq/tips-on-thermoplastics/
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Owen Duffy's idea
At owenduffy.net: Garden hose couplers – there has to be a better way.
Not sure what I'm looking at in the picture. Looks like a hose end repair fitting where instead of a threaded end you have a quick connect.
I was looking for something like that the other day, a hose-barb fitting that slips into a hose end, a hose-barb fitting with a quick connect instead of a GHT threaded end. Th'aint no such thing.
But if I'm looking at what I think I am, owen duffy made one by modifying some other fitting.
GHT Tap & Die: Looks like I should do nothing with it
Dunno what to do with this, so I'm writing it down so I don't lose track of the links.
From the HomeOwnersHub forum, from 2010: What is the exact tap & die size for a USA garden hose thread (it's not NH):
From Terra Arcane:
From MonkeyButler:
MonkeyButler's link, from 9 years ago, doesn't work. But http://www.widell.com does work.
I looked around a little. Under SERVICES on their menu is CATALOGUES.
I got it. The file is named catalog_wid.pdf
Page 1: Contents
Page 2: Popular Special Taps
On page 14 I come to "3/4-11 1/2 garden hose 6fl" and "call for pricing".
http://www.widell.com/index.html#
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worth another look maybe:
https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/garden-hose-thread-size
"put 2 washers in a 3/4 female hose fitting they will seal to a clean 3/4 NPT."
"For a temporary setup where there isn't much mechanical force on the joint (and a little leakage is tolerable), you can put male hose threads into female pipe with some teflon tape."
//
no shit! Home Depot:
$36.60
"Set: Contains taper, plug and bottom taps."
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Drill-America-Garden-Hose-Threading-Tap-3-4-in-to-11-1-2-in-NGH-High-Speed-Steel-DWTNGH3-4TAP/308821680?cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_1_HAND_TOOLS-Multi-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-HandTools_PLA%7c71700000034127224%7c58700003933021546%7c92700031755124844&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi97qhPD-5AIVA-iGCh03NArIEAQYAiABEgID0PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
but "for this tap we recommend a 63/64" drill bit"
yeah, nfg for tapping the inlet end of wye connectors with the swivel nuts broken off.
//
Suppose I round off the outside of the inlet end, and tap it for NPT ...
then buy a brass adapter to go from NPT female to GHT female ...
then put a quick-connect fitting into it.
I get swivel from the QC
and I get QC
and I get to use all these damned broken wyes and shutoffs I'm gathering...
//
plumbingsupply.com offers "3/4" FHT Swivel x 3/4" FIPS" for $1.54 apiece.
https://www.plumbingsupply.com/pvc-by-size.html#hose
//
now... could I actually cut threads in a plastic part?
//
Okay, I can buy a 3/4" FIPS
so I would need to make a 3/4" MIPS at the inlet end of the wye fitting.
//
For $34.99 at Harbor Freight I can get a
"1/2 in. - 1 in. Ratcheting Pipe Threader Set"
and
"Cut accurate threads in 1/2 in. - 1 in. pipe"
//
but first I would have to make the inlet end smooth and round.
It has two full-circle ridges on it now that were supposed to hold the swivel nut in place.
so I need... a lathe or the equivalent.
and what size should the OD be? ...same as 3/4" threaded pipe...
1.050 maybe (?)
//
this one looks nice, from Amazon, $56.98
https://www.amazon.com/FOONEE-Portable-Woodworking-Resistant-Standard/dp/B07V5L6TFP/ref=asc_df_B07V5L6TFP/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=366336020149&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15275114182161493519&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003708&hvtargid=pla-818321105506&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=77662751433&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=366336020149&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15275114182161493519&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003708&hvtargid=pla-818321105506
Not out of reach, at least.
//
DIY?
//
From the HomeOwnersHub forum, from 2010: What is the exact tap & die size for a USA garden hose thread (it's not NH):
From Terra Arcane:
I don't see how you could make these with just a tap or die, as they involve a pilot, a relief, and a different lead-in thread angle, not just threads. Google ".75-11.5NH tap die" = 0 hits."
From MonkeyButler:
http://www.widell.com/popular%20special%20supplement%2004-09-01.pdf
Scroll down to 3/4-11-1/2. You will see a garden hose size tap listed. Don't know about the die though.
MonkeyButler's link, from 9 years ago, doesn't work. But http://www.widell.com does work.
I looked around a little. Under SERVICES on their menu is CATALOGUES.
I got it. The file is named catalog_wid.pdf
Page 1: Contents
Page 2: Popular Special Taps
On page 14 I come to "3/4-11 1/2 garden hose 6fl" and "call for pricing".
http://www.widell.com/index.html#
//////
worth another look maybe:
https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/garden-hose-thread-size
"put 2 washers in a 3/4 female hose fitting they will seal to a clean 3/4 NPT."
"For a temporary setup where there isn't much mechanical force on the joint (and a little leakage is tolerable), you can put male hose threads into female pipe with some teflon tape."
//
no shit! Home Depot:
$36.60
"Set: Contains taper, plug and bottom taps."
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Drill-America-Garden-Hose-Threading-Tap-3-4-in-to-11-1-2-in-NGH-High-Speed-Steel-DWTNGH3-4TAP/308821680?cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_1_HAND_TOOLS-Multi-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-HandTools_PLA%7c71700000034127224%7c58700003933021546%7c92700031755124844&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi97qhPD-5AIVA-iGCh03NArIEAQYAiABEgID0PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
but "for this tap we recommend a 63/64" drill bit"
yeah, nfg for tapping the inlet end of wye connectors with the swivel nuts broken off.
//
Suppose I round off the outside of the inlet end, and tap it for NPT ...
then buy a brass adapter to go from NPT female to GHT female ...
then put a quick-connect fitting into it.
I get swivel from the QC
and I get QC
and I get to use all these damned broken wyes and shutoffs I'm gathering...
//
plumbingsupply.com offers "3/4" FHT Swivel x 3/4" FIPS" for $1.54 apiece.
https://www.plumbingsupply.com/pvc-by-size.html#hose
//
now... could I actually cut threads in a plastic part?
//
Okay, I can buy a 3/4" FIPS
so I would need to make a 3/4" MIPS at the inlet end of the wye fitting.
//
For $34.99 at Harbor Freight I can get a
"1/2 in. - 1 in. Ratcheting Pipe Threader Set"
and
"Cut accurate threads in 1/2 in. - 1 in. pipe"
//
but first I would have to make the inlet end smooth and round.
It has two full-circle ridges on it now that were supposed to hold the swivel nut in place.
so I need... a lathe or the equivalent.
and what size should the OD be? ...same as 3/4" threaded pipe...
1.050 maybe (?)
//
this one looks nice, from Amazon, $56.98
https://www.amazon.com/FOONEE-Portable-Woodworking-Resistant-Standard/dp/B07V5L6TFP/ref=asc_df_B07V5L6TFP/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=366336020149&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15275114182161493519&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003708&hvtargid=pla-818321105506&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=77662751433&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=366336020149&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15275114182161493519&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003708&hvtargid=pla-818321105506
Not out of reach, at least.
//
DIY?
//
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
uh-oh
Well we got a new thing.
Pressure washer.
The wife told me this morning it was coming, but she didn't say what was coming.
UPS.
I see it has a hole in the box
looks like a forklift fork jammed thru it
Dragged it into the garage.
A label on one side of the box says THIS END UP with an arrow that points at the top.
The box is right-side up.
Why don't they put the "this end up" message ON the end they want to be up? Instead of pointing at it. The message as they give it is so ambiguous I'm just guessing what they mean.
I cut thru the tape on the top end. Opened it.
There's no way I'll be able to grab that thing and lift it up out of the box.
I looked things over.
I decided to look for damage where the forklift stabbed the box.
I cut down the two corners of that face and un-folded it out onto the floor.
I don't see damage... That's good...
Inside the box the first thing you come to at the stab wound is the "Quick Setup Guide".
One, two pages thick.
No stab wound in the setup guide.
That's good. Everything else should be okay.
Took down all four sides the same way, cutting down the corners and laying the sides of the box down on the floor.
Looked at what I had.
Mostly thin gray plastic bags full of foam, all around the thing.
Packing material.
I can picure the machine poking into the box and going FFFFFFT and pulling out,
leaving bags full of foam in all the right places.
It still depends on the forklift driver stopping before he breaks something.
It took me half an hour to get the foam-filled bags un-wedged and removed from the sprayer.
Next, I looked at the booklet in the baggie. It says
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MANUEL D'UTILISATION
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
Fuck me.
At least they put English first.
First: Six pages of Safety Instructions
Then: the Quick Setup Guide. I saw that already. The forklift didn't stab it.
A few pages later: Assembly Instructions
1. Locate and remove all loose parts from the carton.
2. Cut four corners of the carton from top to bottom and lay the panels flat.
3. Place handle (G) onto frame (H) ...
Oh, well, good! At least I opened the box right.
Pressure washer.
The wife told me this morning it was coming, but she didn't say what was coming.
UPS.
I see it has a hole in the box
looks like a forklift fork jammed thru it
Dragged it into the garage.
A label on one side of the box says THIS END UP with an arrow that points at the top.
The box is right-side up.
Why don't they put the "this end up" message ON the end they want to be up? Instead of pointing at it. The message as they give it is so ambiguous I'm just guessing what they mean.
I cut thru the tape on the top end. Opened it.
There's no way I'll be able to grab that thing and lift it up out of the box.
I looked things over.
I decided to look for damage where the forklift stabbed the box.
I cut down the two corners of that face and un-folded it out onto the floor.
I don't see damage... That's good...
Inside the box the first thing you come to at the stab wound is the "Quick Setup Guide".
One, two pages thick.
No stab wound in the setup guide.
That's good. Everything else should be okay.
Took down all four sides the same way, cutting down the corners and laying the sides of the box down on the floor.
Looked at what I had.
Mostly thin gray plastic bags full of foam, all around the thing.
Packing material.
I can picure the machine poking into the box and going FFFFFFT and pulling out,
leaving bags full of foam in all the right places.
It still depends on the forklift driver stopping before he breaks something.
It took me half an hour to get the foam-filled bags un-wedged and removed from the sprayer.
Next, I looked at the booklet in the baggie. It says
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MANUEL D'UTILISATION
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
Fuck me.
At least they put English first.
First: Six pages of Safety Instructions
Then: the Quick Setup Guide. I saw that already. The forklift didn't stab it.
A few pages later: Assembly Instructions
1. Locate and remove all loose parts from the carton.
2. Cut four corners of the carton from top to bottom and lay the panels flat.
3. Place handle (G) onto frame (H) ...
Oh, well, good! At least I opened the box right.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Table of Bow-Tie clips (as used to mount [some] mower decks)
At pivotpins.com, from Pivot Point, Inc. Looks like minimum order is 100 pieces of a size, but the ones I'd want to attach my mower deck are less than 25 cents apiece (as opposed to maybe $4.95 each & Free Shipping.)
They also offer an 80-piece kit (at this writing, $13.99; shipping is probably extra).
The 80-piece kit includes 24 pieces I can use to attach my mower deck to the tractor.
They also offer an 80-piece kit (at this writing, $13.99; shipping is probably extra).
The 80-piece kit includes 24 pieces I can use to attach my mower deck to the tractor.
Table of Flat Washer Thicknesses
At InStock Fasteners
Also: Lists of screw & machine screw diameters, under Guide to Fastener Sizes
And more in their sidebar.
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EDIT 19 March 2020
See also:
Washer Size Chart at engineering.com: ID, OD, & thickness for SAE and USS flat washers
Fastener Identification Guide (PDF, 165 pages) from the Illinois Department of Transportation: Bolt head markings, studs, nuts, washers (washers start on page 145). These are mostly material specification markings, grade, maybe manufacturer.
I'm looking at flat washers from Home Depot, some marked UAC and some UAD. These are size markings, they told me at HD one time. But now that I have em home, I want a list of the markings and what sizes they represent.
The one marked UAD measures 1" OD, 7/16 ID, so that's a 3/8" USS flat washer, according to the engineering.com link.
The one marked UAC looks to be 7/8" OD, 3/8 ID, so it's 5/16" USS. Note that it fit on a 3/8 bolt.
For the anti-sway rod on my Husqvarna riding mower, the UAC washer fits easily. Why did I think it wouldn't?
//
Also: Lists of screw & machine screw diameters, under Guide to Fastener Sizes
And more in their sidebar.
//
EDIT 19 March 2020
See also:
Washer Size Chart at engineering.com: ID, OD, & thickness for SAE and USS flat washers
Fastener Identification Guide (PDF, 165 pages) from the Illinois Department of Transportation: Bolt head markings, studs, nuts, washers (washers start on page 145). These are mostly material specification markings, grade, maybe manufacturer.
I'm looking at flat washers from Home Depot, some marked UAC and some UAD. These are size markings, they told me at HD one time. But now that I have em home, I want a list of the markings and what sizes they represent.
The one marked UAD measures 1" OD, 7/16 ID, so that's a 3/8" USS flat washer, according to the engineering.com link.
The one marked UAC looks to be 7/8" OD, 3/8 ID, so it's 5/16" USS. Note that it fit on a 3/8 bolt.
For the anti-sway rod on my Husqvarna riding mower, the UAC washer fits easily. Why did I think it wouldn't?
//
Saturday, September 7, 2019
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