I bought a spare fuel hose with valve from plus2city to modify my coleman Xpert stove. It came with a brass female end fitting crimped on to attach it to the stove. I could make use of the threaded fitting in my modification if I knew what the thread specs are. This part seems to be popular with the groups on this website, so maybe someone can help me. Does anyone have any idea what the threads are? I'm guessing it may be 10-32, but I cant find a 10-32 bolt to check it. I was very pleased with my purchase. It is decent quality and it arrived in about 2 weeks.
Thanks. Good info and it will help me tremendously. I initially thought it would be metric since it came from China but the metric M6 I had access to didn't have that pitch. What I want to do is braze a male threaded fitting onto my stove and then I can just screw the new hose right onto it. Alternately I could braze a brass sleeve onto the stove to increase the diameter of the inlet tube on the end and then cut new threads onto that. I'd have to buy some new tools to do that and I'm pretty cheap. I like buying new tools but usually not something I won't use again. Does anyone know a source of a brass nipple fitting with M6x0.75 threads that could be brazed onto a small tube? The thru diameter needs to be about 1/16", but thats not really critical. I can drill it out if I have to. The tube it goes on is about 1/8", maybe a little smaller. The part I use could be metric, i've just measured the dimensions in english units. Anyhow, any additional help would be appreciated. I can probably find a part online that will work if I spend all evening looking for it but if someone knows offhand something I can get online it will really be appreciated. I cut the old powermax connector off and "rigged" a temporary tube splice between the new hose and my old stove and put a Coleman propane/butane canister on and fired it up in liquid feed mode and it works great. Adjustment is a little less sensitive than I'd like, but once I got a feel for it its acceptable.
If anyone knows where I can source a brass M6x0.75 male threaded fitting that I could braze onto a 1/8 inch +/- diameter brass tube I'd appreciate the info. Hours of searching the internet and several visits to auto parts stores today have yielded NOTHING.
You could try McMaster Carr first as I found some adapters in Millimeters, if all else fails, perhaps someone over the pond could assist you. Ron
Fingers crossed with the link, Generally speaking anything thats advertised as an M6 or 6mm thread is going to be a metric coarse thread (1mm pitch). think you end up having to have one specially made as a one off. Also dies with a metric fine (0.75 pitch) are not so common either ( Well they are available but quite expensive ), in short it will probably involve having your component screwcut on a lathe.
Thanks for the info. I used to work in the main maintenance facility for a large airline and we could buy materials and hardware from stock (there was also some great stuff in the trash). Trying to source little stuff like this frustrates me because its so difficult to find. Everyone is correct that M6x1.0 is the easier item to find...I've found several sources for those. Making the part would be the easiest but as someone noted the die in M6x0.75 is also hard to find. I've expanded my search to look for a brass bolt with M6x0.75 threads since it might be easier to find (can make the part I need from that)
I've spent a long time looking online ,visited 3 auto parts stores and made 3 phone calls locally and have found nothing. Something called a tube nut would work if it came in the right size but no luck with that. I did find a die on ebay to cut my own threads and I'll do that if I can't come up with anything else. Anyhow something will eventually work out. I reached the point of getting irritated about it and decided to put the project away for a few days.
From ENCO, $10.58 http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PARTPG=INSRAR2&PMAKA=314-8021&PMPXNO=2611518 Not really difficult to find or expensive, IMO. Murph
Other than McMaster, MSC Supply is a good source for machine tools and parts. Here is a link to an M6 X 0.75 die: http://www1.mscdirect.com/eCommerce...Ctk=All_MSC¤tMSCtx=mode+matchallpartial I haven't found any M6 X 0.75 threaded brass here in the states. I'm sure that someone will have it.
