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

[Bruce Freeman]

Care to clarify?

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 12:50 PM, peter fels <artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:
> 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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Bruce
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