[TheForge] Weapon of less than mass destruction

[Dave Brown]

Yes, the line connection is left handed thread.  If you will note, oxygen 
cylinder and CO2 cylinders, etc... are right handed.  I believe that this 
is so that on oxy-fuel rigs you do not mixup the O2 and Fuel lines/gauges.

However, the valve thread into the neck of the cylinders, regardless of 
whether it is fuel or other gas, is right handed.

Phew!!!! at least this right vs left stuff hasn't turned into a political 
war like it does on some other lists.

D.

At 10:59 07/05/03 -0500, you wrote:
>The take off on my cylinders is a left handed thread.
>In this case:
>Lefty tighty
>Righty loosy
>
>I was just wondering if the thread into the take was also left handed. 
>They do this
>to keep folks from piping up inappropriate lines by accident.. To connect up a
>garden hose you would clearly have to KNOW you were doing something 
>unintended.
>(read STUPID)
>
>Mike Graf
>
>Dave Brown wrote:
>
> > Lefty - Loosey
> > Righty - Tighty
> >
> > D