Don't ya hate it when your "brass" fittings get stuck to a magnet?

[kittypancake]

Yeah...my brass fittings accidentally got stuck to a magnet. I guess it's my own fault. The shop had sets of fittings in little baggies. They had gold and steel gray. I didn't specifically ask if the "goldtone" was brass. Next time I'm bringing a magnet.

 

[krazykuda]

Someone has to have brass balls to do something like that....

 

[67Dart273]

Another thing that gripes my tail is for the last ?? years many brass fittings don't take 'Murican wrench sizes. Hell I don't know if they are even metric, other than "accidently."

 

[tonysrt]

That's why they invented the crescent wrench for all the inbetweens.

 

[pishta]

Another thing that gripes my tail is for the last ?? years many brass fittings don't take 'Murican wrench sizes. Hell I don't know if they are even metric, other than "accidently."

Yeah, I had read about that, them using 32nds, like a 11/32 or something like that?

 

[zkx14]

Yeah, I had read about that, them using 32nds, like a 11/32 or something like that?

You misunderstood. It '30 seconds'... If you cant figure out the right wrench in that time, you use an adjustable, vice grips or whatever.

 

[jos51700]

I've seen some brass bushings stick to magnet because there was fine iron powder in them, but never brass fittings

 

[kittypancake]

You misunderstood. It '30 seconds'... If you cant figure out the right wrench in that time, you use an adjustable, vice grips or whatever.

 

[kittypancake]

 

[halifaxhops]

Have to watch the brass washers for breaklines, a lot of them are coated steel and you have to anneal them for them to seal properly.

 

[65_valiant]

That's why they invented the crescent wrench for all the inbetweens.

You mean an all/16ths?