I was mentally shouting at my tablet, "5/16 BSW, John." But you didn't hear me. Doubt that there are many of us have not made a mistake like that. But not many RU-vidrs prepared to show it. Another nice little job John.
Good result John. May I suggest an old school tip? If you reduce one of those tightening lugs in length, if it ever works loose again, it won't unscrew fully and drop off. It will only unscrew less than one revolution until the heaviest/longest lug is at the bottom. Like a one lugged wing nut. Gravity prevents the lug from unscrewing itself uphill. The heaviest lug remains at the lowest point when loose.
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Is there any packing in the valve? I didn’t see it in the video, also it seems that there is no packing nut. I would expect that the steam and oil would escape through the orifice where the needle screws in, but it looks like they don’t. I’m trying to build small and minimal valve for pressurized gasoline and looking for some ideas
Ha. Another source of hot air (and oil). Laugh. You laugh at yourself. My turn. But I have done a lot of other jobs where my so called friends take the mickey out of me. Retired mechanic/machinist in old convict settlement Down Under.
