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Re: Bricklin - pneumatic fittings

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Subject: Re: Bricklin - pneumatic fittings
From: Maycinc@cs.com
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 23:02:39 EST
That's exactly what mine are.  I just didn't know the exact terms.  Is there 
any advantage to the nylon vs brass?  
Marvin

In a message dated 2/14/02 7:53:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
symbiotic@hotmail.com writes:


> >Marvin,
> >
> >    What caps and plastic compression rings?  Where do they go?
> >
> >John
> 
> John,
> In my past life as a mechanic at a plant that used bunches of air fittings 
> and solenoids we used both the fittings that had the nipplesin them and 
> used 
> nuts that had nylon ferrels in them -- the hole in the nut was slightly 
> larger than what we use now and the ferrel had a sleeve that went a little 
> above the nut and then would slide on the tubing and that would slide over 
> the nipple in the fitting. No muss no fuss.  In other words, if you looked 
> at one of the nuts there would be a sleeve of nylon extending out of the 
> hole and the ferrel would be inside.  It seems complicated but it's not. Kim

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