[TheForge] left-handed pipe thread?

Peter Fels and Phoebe Palmer [email protected]
Sat Nov 23 02:22:01 2002


At 11:40 PM 11/22/02, you wrote:



Terry;   think a second and you'll find you already know.....

Left hand threads are for fuel fittings...like propane for example....grin
          Pete




>hello;
>
>i really have to ask where left-handed pipe threads are
>used. i was visiting a friend today and he was moaning about
>a fouled up pipe fittings order. most of the fittings have
>left-handed pipe threads. some of the 90 degree elbows have
>one end left-handed and the other end is right handed. nearly
>ever pipe coupling is left-handed at one end and right-handed
>at the other end.
>
>--
>Terry L. Ridder ><>
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