[TheForge] OT -- 59 mm Acme thread fittings?

[peter fels]

Sounds like an  invitation to an epoxy based conversion.

On May 31, 2011, at 9:01 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:

> Anyone know anything about 59mm Acme threaded pipe fittings?  I have
> some IBC tote tanks I'm rigging up as a rainwater collection system,
> and most of these have an odd thread.  It looks like Acme thread,
> (about 2 5/16" = 59 mm OD), and I found references to such fittings
> from a couple of companies in Oz.  I'd like to find out what pitch the
> threads are, and whether there are any reasonably priced adapters
> available in the US.
> 
> I really don't want to have to make these myself!
> 
> I'm also wondering about those rubber hoses with hose clamps you see
> at Home Depot.  I don't seem to find one that would fit, but I could
> always use the idea with a nonstandard hose.  The question there is
> how to get a seal on male threads.  Putty?
> -- 
> Bruce
> NJ
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