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

[Jerry Frost]

Are they square cut or rounded? If rounded especially tapered then they 
might be "rope" threads common in the drilling industry. Earth drilling that 
is. Are they male or female?

Pete's epoxy solution will work just fine if you don't try gluing new 
fittings to poly plastic. Basiclly just glue fittings that'll work to the 
old ones and call the rain dancers.

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 5:01 PM
Subject: [TheForge] OT -- 59 mm Acme thread fittings?


> 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