Airbrush size fittings??

I am not sure how they are done in Japan but I was under the assumption that they were all metric sizes whereas here in the U.S. we use NPT (National Pipe Thread) standards.

Mike

QUOTE: Originally posted by MikeV I am not sure how they are done in Japan but I was under the assumption that they were all metric sizes whereas here in the U.S. we use NPT (National Pipe Thread) standards.

I am also not too sure, but from what I see they are all coded by letter and not given in metric sizes. Not really a problem for me as my LHS stocks all the different adapters and converters, but frustrating when having to answer questions as I don't know the overseas equivalent.

Gunze Sangyo marks their stuff as "1/8(S)":
http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?GNZPS-246

But than Tamiya has both an AB and a Compressor out where you can't attach "S fitting" stuff, the rest of theirs is compatible.
The Airtex Compressor(German??) I am getting also uses the marking of "S" and I got their "quick fit" connector last night for my AB and it works fine.

Aaargh, getting frustrated.

P.S.: I reckon 90% of the AB sold in Japan are made at the factory regardless of the name, exception being Aztek but than why should I pay $200 for the 470 when I can get an Iwata HP-C Hi-line equivalent for $118.

That's interesting MMF. Researching pipe thread sizes can be a nightmare as I went through it trying to figure out the fitting size on my Jun-Air compressor.
There are NPT fittings here in the U.S. as I already mentioned, along with British standards, metric, etc.
Someone needs to standardize these things. LOL

Mike

It is a nightmare to get the stuff worked out.
I got a suspicion that most countries are standardised(metric) with the US being the odd-man out, which might explain why we don't see much badger stuff over here.

FYI, the "Airtex" stuff airbrushes(Evolution, Focus, etc.) and compressors sold over seem to be repackaged Harder-Steenbeck equipment from germany.