Re: Pnuematic air line fittings?

[Michael Baldwin, Bruce]

Phil Kyle wrote:
> Harry Bloomfield > verbally sodomised in
> :
>
> > I half remember asking this before, but I have still not managed to
> > resolve it.
> >
> > I am trying to match an air line fitting commonly used on imported air
> > equipment that sold by the likes of Aldi, Lidle and etc.. I have
> > already tried Thorite, Machine Mart and others which were not able to
> > help, or even identify the fittings used. The plug has a single ring
> > around it to retain it in the quick release socket and did manage a few
> > years ago to get hold of one, although I cannot now remember where I
> > got it from.
> >
> > The type is almost identical to one I saw in a hardware type shop, but
> > none the less didn't fit.
> >
> > The plug looks a little like this...
> >
> > ----------\_____/\___
> > |
> >
> > _____ ___|
> > ----------/ \/
> >
> > Clues please as to the name of the fitting and a possible source would
> > be greatly appreciated. All of my garage equipment uses this fitting,
> > so I am not keen to use any other.
>
> It's called an epileptic fitting.

This thread sounds like it belongs in rec.aviation.products.

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