New to HR and I need some information. I tired of using the junk air couplers from HF or any Milton, Amflo or cheap brands. Can anyone give me some air coupler manufacturers of a good High flow pnuematic quick coupler? I need one that will last and not leak.
New to HR and I need some information. I tired of using the junk air couplers from HF or any Milton, Amflo or cheap brands. Can anyone give me some air coupler manufacturers of a good High flow pnuematic quick coupler? I need one that will last and not leak.
I'd like to know too. I replaced all my couplers with Milton hi-flo's a few years back (don't remember the part number) and most of them leak enough when left coupled that I can no longer leave them coupled unless I'm using them. My compressor went from cycling every 20 or 30 minutes to once or twice a day. Besides that, they're much hard to assemble when pressured up.
It sounds like he is talking about them simply leaking, the HF couplers and fittings SUCK and WILL leak right out of the box. After just a little use they REALLY leak bad. Nope, only the best for me, my compressor isn't big enough to be wasting air thru leaking junk.
I don't know about him but what I am referring to and I think this is part of what he is talking about are these nipples.
Even with a quality coupler these parts from HF or the like are JUNK and leak from the get-go. As far as oiling them, not in my shop or anywhere that painting is being done.
I don't know about him but what I am referring to and I think this is part of what he is talking about are these nipples.
Even with a quality coupler these parts from HF or the like are JUNK and leak from the get-go. As far as oiling them, not in my shop or anywhere that painting is being done.
Of course I lube my tools. This is no big deal here, there is no reason to lube a quality coupler, never did it in my life and have some that are decades old that don't leak. I have quality couplers and nipples. Tried the cheap ones, they were junk, went back to the quality ones.
I'd like to know too. I replaced all my couplers with Milton hi-flo's a few years back (don't remember the part number) and most of them leak enough when left coupled that I can no longer leave them coupled unless I'm using them. My compressor went from cycling every 20 or 30 minutes to once or twice a day. Besides that, they're much hard to assemble when pressured up.
I did some research and bought some couplers from Sherwin Williams Automotive they are Prevost Couplers. They have all the profile but what I was looking for was the High Flow style for the HVLP spray gun and the high demand air tool. These couplers work great and do not leak and this on pictured is the safety coupler, all you have to do is push the coupler once for disconnection. They are a composite but they are a robust heavy duty product and paid more for it but its worth it. I found out that Matco handles this product also.
I have a bunch of large couplings I bought cheap at the Ford Mustang Factory Closing parking lot sale In california. They used 3/4 hoses and are somewhere up on a shelf. just too bulky at the air tool or paint gun end. But they were good industrial quality.
Sorry to dig up an old topic, but I'm trying to pick a replacement for my Milton Industrial connectors, and I'm looking at Milton-V. The pictures in this thread look a lot like the Milton-V, and they also look a lot like these from Grainger:
Which are listed as "Global Style High-Flow" for their type.
Do all of these look like the same? I'm having trouble finding the V fittings locally, if these are V then I can at least get them at Grainger as opposed to only mailorder, which is something I would like to avoid.
They style you are looking for is called out a few different ways:
High Flow
V-Style
HVLP style
7.2 size
The plug pictured Grainger one you showed is made of aluminum, stay away from that, it wears very quickly look for harden steel product, Prevost make a high quality plug,
This plug will flow at 70 SCFM. You can get then at Sherwin Williams Automotive, Snap-On, Matco or any automtive paint supply.
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