How to Seal Air Tool Fittings! Max's Tech Tips!
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2020
- How to Seal Air Tool Fittings! Max's Tech Tips!
In this episode I go over how to seal pipe threads (specifically NPT pipe threads) mostly in regard to air tool fittings. I spent a little time discussing the fittings themselves too.
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One AWESOME and WELL LAID-OUT instructional video you've created for us "NEWBIES" when it comes to air compressor "fittings, types, methods, applications, and maintenance" with these critical items. MANY THANKS on behalf of all us newbies or beginners who are just learning about what all there is to know or be aware of when having the knowledge and knowhow for us DIYers or beginners.
I'm glad you found it helpful! You're very welcome. 👍
Buddy... Im 40 and have always wondered why I hear the air escaping from many tools. This has taught me that I still have a lot to learn. Thank you so much for the teflon tip.
Thank you so much
You're very welcome. I'm glad you found the video helpful. 👍
How the heck does this channel not have more views? This is quality content!
Thank you very much for the compliment!
Been doing maintenance for many years . I have used an air compressors lots of times but never had to set one up thank you so much for the video !
You're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Extremely informative and very well done.
Thank you very much! 👍
Great video. I still have Milton's that are 20 years old...worth the extra money. Funny you should mention, Whenever something falls off my work bench, it always seems to roll into some hidden hard to find place, even though there's not a lot of clutter. It finds it anyway.
Thanks!
I think there's some universal law of the universe that dictates if an item is small enough it will find the only place where it can lodge itself to become unmanageable to retrieve. 😆
Sort of like if the bread is buttered it has a 90% chance of falling butter-side-down.
Stumbled onto your channel but I am glad I did. Easy to understand and very clear explanations. Thank you
Thanks! I appreciate your kind words!
Thanks for the concise video! I've never used a sealant for my air tools and just tightened it down when there was a leak. Lead to me breaking a few cheap tools. I only use milton fittings and it's strange how when I swap them out one will leak with one tool but not the next. Same thing with my tools. It seems like each fitting prefers a different tool despite no logical reason. Best video I've seen for this topic.
Thanks! I appreciate the kind words!
Just got my first air compressor the other day. This video helped me very, very much. I really appreciate it!
Awesome! I'm glad to hear it! 👍
Your my hero, this is the only video I could find for EXACTLY this information, thank you
Great! I'm glad I could help! 👍
This is a really helpful video, thank you. Just received my first compressor ever from HD, a 2 gal Makita. I spent 3 to 4 days researching all this stuff.
Thanks! Good luck with it! Air tools are addictive. 🤣
I only use the tape on plastic threads because you can't use the other on plastic, according to the label on my bottle of Permatex, but everything metal gets the goop these days... just works way better...
Thanks for demonstrating the fittings and tape.
Thanks for watching! 👍
Good video. Very informative and love the humor!
Thank you!
Good tips! Thanks for doing this!
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching! 👍
Thank so so much..it was exactly what I needed
You're very welcome! 👍
1) Anaerobic sealants are another very good option 2) I believe the main intention of tape and teflon bearing tapered pipe treatments is to drastically reduce the assembly torque needed so that the taper can do most , and ideally all of the sealing...wedging enough to get a metal to metal seal even closing the spiral groove. 3) Squeezing two wrenches is very useful when you want to completely restrict the forces to between the two wrenches... a force couple... very important sometimes. Tapered thread sealing designs are kind of crude, but that very crudeness has many advantages as well as many disadvantages... they will never disappear . They are the carp/cockroaches..survivors of the sealed thread world lol
1 - Sure, they're usually just more expensive and (relatively) harder to find. In short, whatever works for you is great. Use it. 👍
2 - I've heard this argument before I just can't agree. You still have a spiral leak path even in tapered threads. There's no realistic way to seal every tangent edge perfectly while still being able to assemble the parts _and_ manufacture them. Even with thread sealers they leak half the time. 🤣You also don't tend to see them used in more critical applications, like hydraulic fittings and flammable gases. Those are almost always some sort of face sealing fitting (be it through a flare, a gasket, o-ring, whatever) of some sort without that spiral path exactly because tapered threads can't be trusted.
I do agree they have their uses and we'll see them forever. They're dirt cheap to make and the manufacturers long ago convinced us that sealing their fittings is our responsibility and at our expense. They created the perfect mouse trap! 😆
Have used teflon tape for years with almost zero issue. Very rarely have I ever had issues with leaking NPT connections when using teflon tape. Usually when I do, it is due to a poorly cut thread or some cheap china-made part that has a poor fit-up. Recently I restored an old vintage air compressor and decided to try the "pipe dope" thing. Got the oatly-branded white one. BIG mistake. 1) The stuff makes a HUGE mess. Both when applying it AND after the fittings are assembled.. Days later it is still just as soft and goopey as when it came out the bottle. 2) Out of a couple dozen connections, perhaps only TWO were actually sealed - NEALY EVERY fitting leaked. 3) Did I mention just HOW MESSY that crap is?!?! You end up with it everywhere. I disassembled and re-assembled thinking I may not had tightened enough.. Same issue. Finally tore the entire compressor back down and re-did every fitting with good 'ol teflon tape... And what would you know: no leaks. Pipe dope: nasty messy garbage that is largely useless.
I've found situations where it was nice to have one or the other. I do agree the stuff can be a bit messy, but I've found if I just wipe stuff down as I go that it's not so bad.
Definitely didn't know Pipe Dope was a thing. So thank you very much for this incredibly helpful video 😃
You're very welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
you must be extremely young.. . teflon tape is the new thing . ..
@@philldownes8685 I'm 31 and a woman so I don't quite fit the home improvement hobbyist demographic.
@@DarcyBonoCreations One thing I've learned from making videos is that it takes all kinds. I'm constantly, pleasantly, surprised by who finds my channel. Guessing based on the names, about 15% of my audience are ladies so there's a strong contingent of you out there doing things.
@@philldownes8685 Well... Newer than canned beer at least. I learned the tape method decades before I saw the paste.
Loctite Thread Sealants may be a little less messy to use than the brush. Consider Loctite 565 or 567 which come in little squeeze tubes and works on brass and steel.
I may give that a shot in the future. Thanks!
I like 567, not to be used on plastics though
Neat video, Those cheap, quick disconnect fittings can be a pain in the ass to use if you don't have a lot of strength. At least the fittings Walmart insisted on buying were that way and only lasting 2 months.
After the Milton's break in they're like butter to use. I have about 2 years of use on the ones you saw in the video and there's been absolutely no problems. I've had the HFT and Walmart stuff fail in a few weeks before.
If the Milton's let me down in a period of time that I feel is unacceptable I'll probably try Parker next. The Parker stuff is radically more expensive when I've price it though...
Hey Ben... I have a young viewer on my "Cheapest new Dell" video comments that is asking about extreme budget gaming PC hardware. I'm way out of that realm, but I get that feeling that might be in your wheel house from some of our chats. Think you have the time to swing over there and give him/her some pointers if you can?
It's TBT 6 if you want to give it a shot.
thanks so much - bout a $49 9m hose extention from Aldi - and the threads leak - will try what you suggest - excellent video
Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful!
It's probably Nitto couplers and plugs with BSP threads.
I ended up ordering some Loctite 545 thread sealant for my compressor as I'm having to replace the pressure switch on my Central Pneumatic.
That will probably be fine.
Thank you
I'm happy to help!
Any suggestions about lubricant if socket collar is hard to pull back or sticking
Recently got turned on to Prevost brand quick connects and currently in the process of removing the female quick connects from a couple of newer compressors. It seems the manufacturers use something like Loctite 545 Pneumatic/Hydraulic sealant, which makes it very hard to remove, going to try applying a heat gun. Question is, do I use Loctite for the new fittings like the factory, or something like Teflon tape or pipe dope?
I've always used tape or dope and rarely have I ever had anything leak.
08:09 - Baahaha! Yup... that's how we roll on my bench. I'm almost positive I've seen tiny dropped parts instantly vaporize upon contacting my shop floor.
Yep... Off into the land of misfit toys and left socks! 😆
I would think my air compressor would just be tightened enough without losing air but I guess I was wrong.I followed your methods and hopefully the teflon tape seals the air leak.if not it’s most likely the fitting
I hope so too! Good luck with it. 👍
I started out on harbor freight’s 3/8 fittings, I believe 4 of them two on my compressor and two on my hoses. The compressor is long gone burnt motor after 6 years and the hoses are riddled with hole and in the gave but my fittings are still going strong probably 8 years later on new equipment and tools. Results will vary i might have gotten a good batch years ago when I bought them n I have oiled the rubber gasket/ring in the couplers when I switched to a new hose or compressor that might have made the difference in longevity idk tho that is just my speculation. I have two Milton’s after being shamed and bullied by my boss and crew Milton $17.99 each x 2 plus tax just to make every get off my case n that was just for the coupler alone no plugs included. Granted this was years ago but I remember paying $4.99 for harbor freight fittings when back in the day and it came with 3 different plugs/nipple male and female . Nothing against Milton by any means every one loves them I like the ones I got they are smooth easy operation but I don’t think they are worth the price tag especially if you are outfitting entire air system compressor tools hoses that’s gonna be pricey really fast . I also am not a harbor freight fan boy let me tell you harbor freight has let me down time and time again with a variety of tool failures they sell alot of crap but it’s so cheap that you a man gets confused by the sexy price tag and you find yourself wandering through the store arms full of nonsense every time you go in there. Harbor freight is truly the devils den
We all have our own experiences. I've had to replace so many of the HFT, or box store, fittings that I just got tired of it. If you're having good luck with yours, then that's awesome.
That said, what you paid for your Milton fittings is insane. The kit that I linked in the description is currently $35 and comes with 4 female couplers and 10 males. I like the fittings, but not at the prices you paid for yours.
However... I have been slowly converting over to Parker fittings once discovering that the Miltons have steel cores (the real root of why that's a problem is probably my fault, but...). The Parkers have stainless cores, but and the Parkers really are like $20/ea. 😔I will probably only use them in my most common locations and stick with Milton for the lesser used stuff. A lot of guys have also suggested I look at the Milton V line of high-flow fittings and I have that video progressing in the background too. They are also very affordable.
I bought a new air pressure gauge and the 1/8 NPT goes all the way into the chuck and won't seal. Any idea of what to do?
I'm not sure I understand the problem. Does the fitting leak at the gauge where you installed it or does the union between the two halves of the air chuck leak once connected?
It leaks at the threads.
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@@kwells4438 I've seen fittings where the threads are cut so poorly that I had no choice but to really layer the tape up to get them to seal. Sometimes to the point that I could barely even see they were threaded.
If you dont have to immediately use the system then you can use loc tite. Preferably the blue weakest locker.. after 24 hrs the stuff will have set up and never have leaks for the general life of the fitting..
That would probably work, but it's an expensive way to do it.
My brother and I always yell, "gone!" when we drop something small during a project. Often enough, we're right.
Yep. Anything below knee level just evaporates into another plane of existence. 😂
i like the teddy bear, but i think he needs a bath(bet he ran and hid, teddy bears hate bath time)
Saddington is a rescue animal... I found him stuffed behind a gutter after many days of rain, which is why he looks the way he does. NO BATH! 😂
edit: I created a post on the community page with the picture from the day I found him. 😆
@@TheBrokenLife my teddy bear buster hates baths, so does the stuffed lion we got from the ark encounter named "biggie"
Replace the fitting.
Tip1: Throw away all the NPT stuff, throw away all the Ryco stuff, switch to what the world uses.
"The world" uses many things and they're all pretty expensive here.
Yep, 20 minutes on Teflon tape and pipe dope. I did watch it all hoping something helpful would happen. This is kindergarten level.
Thanks for watching!
I have ALOT of big bore pcp pew-pews... and they all use 1/8" 8mm quick disconnect fittings. They are all either NPT or BSPP. Most use bspp outside of the USA. But USA uses a mix of bspp and NPT fittings. Its a huge pain in the a$$ lol. The pcp industry is trying to make BSPP as the standard across the board, but of course the USA still uses alot of NPT because everywhere uses that in the USA.
BSPP isn't common in the US, but we do see some. They're so similar that its easy to confuse the two. I'd more commonly run into various face sealing or tapered seat fittings (which are generally superior to both). For that reason, I'd say that any company that wants to market their various pews in the US should probably do so in NPT. I'm not even sure if I could buy any BSPP fittings at a normal store in the US.
@TheBrokenLife yeah most pcp 8mm quick disconnect fittings are found easily in npt and Bspp on Amazon. That's where I find a lot of my 8mm 1/8" fittings rated for 4500 psi and higher. I only buy the stainless steel 8mm fittings. and I buy a lot of those 8mm female/male fittings in BOTH npt and bspp to have on hand. Even tho I tried to switch all my fittings to one or the other ( NPT or BSPP ). Unfortunately, I can't change the oem threading directly on my big bore pcps, lol. So I just threw up my hands and said FU*K IT... ILL BUY A TON OF SS 4500 PSI RATED 8MM FITTINGS IN BOTH NPT AND BSPP WTF!!!?! lol it became impossible to phase out one or the other due to different parts being made overseas. Most of my American made AEA big bore pcps are all NPT. Most of my Hatsan big bore pcs are a complete random "grab-bag" assortment of both, lol... and many of my Evanix ( Korean made ) are BSPP... so on and so forth. so, like I said, I just gave up trying to standardize all my fittings to one or other... because it is impossible until all these pcp companies fall in line with each other. But I dont see that happening any time soon, lol. But, if anyone is reading this, looking for 1/8" SS BSPP 8mm fittings rated for 4500 psi ( that is INSANELY IMPORTANT PCP PEOPLE!!!! ) Don't use BRASS fittings for anything over 3000 psi!!!! Only use stainless steel rated for 4500 psi ONLY... but you can find a ton of them on AMAZON. I literally keep at least 10 each on hand, of the female, male, fill nipples etc etc. in npt and bspp.
@@danieljamesbinderystu2968 Mail order is great, and I personally don't have a huge problem with Amazon, but a lot of the general pew sports community in the US does. They have their reasons, some of which I agree with, but a lot of them are pretty fanatical about it. As soon as you mention Bezo's Deathstar, they freak out. 😆
Really, I don't know much about the PSP community in the US because they're priced beyond their non-air counterparts that are pretty readily available here so I haven't dipped my toes in. It's entirely possible that community is more willing or forgiving than other segments of the sport.
I STRONGLY agree with your statement that people need to understand the pressures of the stuff they're working with, no matter if its a PSP pew or a sander. All pressure vessels are bombs that are looking for reasons to explode. Don't give them one. 👍