[Shop-talk] Brass fittings

[Steve Hammatt Mount Vernon WA USA]

I knew this would be confusing!
No NPT pipe threads anywhere.
The elbow needs to have 45 degree compression fittings on
both ends, one end male and the other end female.
Hope this is a better description.

Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
To: "'Steve Hammatt Mount Vernon WA USA'" <gsteve at hammatt.com>; 
<shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 11:00 PM
Subject: RE: [Shop-talk] Brass fittings


>
>> I've got an antique car with a Carter BB-1 carb.  I need to
>> add a 90 degree brass fitting to the seat assembly.  It's
>> currently configured to fit a straight-in 45 degree taper
>> compression fitting for 3/8" (?) copper tubing.  I need a 90
>> degree elbow that will fit the existing taper tubing fitting
>> on one end and accept the same type of tubing on the other.
>> Hope this makes sense<grin>
>> I've searched my favorite vendor (McMaster-Carr) but didn't
>> find the necessary piece.
>
> I must not be understanding you correctly, Steve.  You want a brass
> right-angle fitting, with tapered pipe threads on one side; and a
> compression fitting on the other side, correct ?  MMC has them in several
> varieties; I bought some with 1/8" NPT pipe and "high vibration" 1/4" od
> compression just a few months ago.
>
> 3/8" sounds big to me, but look at MMC P/N 5053K65.
> http://www.mcmaster.com/addlcontent/cad.asp?PN=5053K65&view=2D&size=2
>
> Randall