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I seem to be running out of connectors for my air hoses/tools. I don't know where they go, but they go somewhere.

Just did a quick evaluation of my air tools that still had connections on them, trying to determine what tool to rob one off of, in order to use on a tool that I wanted to employ right away. I took the connection off of the DA sander, thinking, "God, I hope I never, ever use that again!"

Was a time I thought it was an important tool to have, and looked forward to any project that would require its use.

Just one of life's minor adjustments, I reckon.

Dave (The air buffer is safe) Lester Dave's Place Home of the Internationally Renowned Studebakers, 'Sheba and Goliath See pictures at

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I'm guessing I'm a lot younger than you, and I figured out maybe 15 years ago that I didn't like doing bodywork :)

nate

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Nate Nagel

I had that problem too, but I also had the problem of having both types and never a matching pair. Last trip to Harbor Freight I bought a whole bunch of new brass connectors that work together and tossed the old ones. Paul Johnson

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Paul Johnson

I can relate, except that I can't toss out anything. Things just decide to leave, on their own.

My BIL is a professional body man, and he uses the long type. The rest of the world uses the short type. As a rusult, I ended up with several of each type. So, I use the short type at the compressor (hose entry) end, and the long type at the business (tool) end. I've made a couple of nifty adaptors for when there is a confilct.

I'm not cheap... I'm just a typical, normal Studebaker guy.

Dave (I defy you to describe "normal" to everybody's satisfaction) Lester

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ME!!!

The picture normality at its pinnacle...

JT

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Grumpy AuContraire

I 'tend to use the M-type (Milton style, short nipple, both locking angles look the same) easy to remember when shopping as M= military, mechanic, and MFHF (as in Mother F*king hose fitting, as in "where is my MFHF"). I like to observe people and you can tell a mechanic's job stability by his air fittings. If they have been at one place for awhile and they have inner job security all their tools have fittings and they match the "in-house" system. If they are one to not last long at any one place they have one fitting for all the tools and use it hand tight in tool for easy interchangeability (too many years studying to be socialogist but still a wowsey speler )

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