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NSN

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Aug 27, 2006, 4:50:53 PM8/27/06
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The male ends of many of my garden hoses have become somewhat chewed
up and I want to re-thread them properly. I have looked in my Mc
Master-Carr catalog under Die and GHT (Garden Hose Thread) but there
is no listing for the proper die .. either re-threading or primary. I
am sure that it is there under the proper size & pitch but I do not
know what that might be. Any and all help would be appreciated.

Norm

JoeSpareBedroom

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Aug 27, 2006, 5:12:19 PM8/27/06
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"NSN" <n...@mail.com> wrote in message
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Save yourself the trouble. At some hardware stores & garden centers, I've
found plastic replacement ends that are very rugged. I don't recall the
brand name, but it's one of the makers of sprayers & other hose accessories.
Green plastic - easy to spot on peg hangers. You cut off the metal end, and
insert the replacement into the hose, which is a bitch unless you spit on it
or apply just a little silicone spray or something similar. Then, you attach
the supplied clamps around the outside of the hose. I've got 20 year old
hoses I've fixed this way and the threads are still in good shape.

Buy extras when you find them.


C & E

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Aug 27, 2006, 5:51:39 PM8/27/06
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"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishbo...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Yep, replace the ends. Before heading to the store be sure to know the
inside diameter of the hose - cut off the old end about an inch back and
take your measurement. For an easy and safe-for-hose- material lubricant
use some PAM (petroleum grease may breakdown the hose). Spit doesn't
stretch very far and you may find yourself with the new end halfway on and
stuc right there. Not fun.


NSN

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Aug 27, 2006, 7:07:42 PM8/27/06
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Thanks for the two replies. I have quite a few of those replacement
ends .. both plastic and brass. HOWEVER !!! The internal surface of
my hoses are hexagonal in shape .. not circular. Regardless of what
type of repair product I use and regardless of how tight I clamp down
.. they LEAK. I am 70 years of age and have been playing "repair the
hose" most of my life with great success. These hoses just do not
accept the repair "kits".

So, once again .. any idea of where I can get a re-threading die?

Norm

zero

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Aug 27, 2006, 8:08:57 PM8/27/06
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"NSN" <n...@mail.com> wrote in message
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The threads do not seal the hose, only the gasket inside.

If screwing them together is what is rough and difficult, wire brush the
male and female ends, them polish them with a little automobile wax.

If fresh gaskets do not seal the connections, you need new ends or a new
hose.

-zero

>


BobK207

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Aug 27, 2006, 8:43:27 PM8/27/06
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Here is a fairly accurate (but not completely) rundown of threads for
fuild connections

http://www.plumbingsupply.com/pipethreadsizing.html

this link has better (IMO) / overlapping descriptions

http://www.dent-mfg.com/threadsizes.htm

the problem lies in that not all pipe thread is tapered, some is
straight

garden hose thread is a slightly different animal (straight thread)
larger OD than 3/4 pipe AND coarser thread!

http://www.acehose.com/threadinfo.htm

even more thread info..............

http://www.gates.com/downloads/files/catalogs/Hose_coupling_04.pdf#search=%22ght%20die%20hose%22

To answer Norm's orignal question........

I struck out finding an "off the shelf" soultion

even at MSC.com (lot of special threads) I couldn't find it

you could give these guys a call, they might have it

www.victornet.com
1-800-723-5359

If you've just gotta have one.........you could have it custom made
http://www.tapcousa.com/default.asp

or
http://www.widell.com/ these guys had the GHT tap stock, but not the
die :(

http://www.widell.com/2005catalog.pdf#search=%22%223%2F4-11%201%2F2%22%20%20thread%20die%22

cheers
Bob

Edwin Pawlowski

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Aug 27, 2006, 9:16:11 PM8/27/06
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"NSN" <n...@mail.com> wrote in message

> HOWEVER !!! The internal surface of


> my hoses are hexagonal in shape .. not circular. Regardless of what
> type of repair product I use and regardless of how tight I clamp down
> .. they LEAK. I am 70 years of age and have been playing "repair the
> hose" most of my life with great success. These hoses just do not
> accept the repair "kits".
>
> So, once again .. any idea of where I can get a re-threading die?
>
> Norm

Why do we always get the "HOWEVER" after the fact? For the cost of a new
die, you can buy a new 125 foot hose at WalMart with a 10 year gaurantee.

k

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Aug 27, 2006, 9:39:35 PM8/27/06
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"Edwin Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote in message
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thank you.


Thomas Daniel Horne

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Aug 27, 2006, 10:11:41 PM8/27/06
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Norm
I believe you will find it far easier to install a new hose end. The
one shown at
<http://www.125west.com/Claber_Lawn_Garden_Watering_Systems_Solid_Brass_water_connector.html>
is probably your best option as it does not require an external clamp to
hold it on the hose.
--
Tom Horne

"people willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve
neither and will lose both" Benjamin Franklin

Thomas D. Horne, FF EMT

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Aug 27, 2006, 10:26:02 PM8/27/06
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Your regional forest fire depot has a set and if you ask them really
nicely when there is nothing burning they will "chase" the threads for
you. Garden hose threads are used in mop up kits.
--
Tom Horne

Well we aren't no thin blue heroes and yet we aren't no blackguards to.
We're just working men and woman most remarkable like you.

Richard J Kinch

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Aug 27, 2006, 11:05:48 PM8/27/06
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NSN writes:

> I am sure that it is there under the proper size & pitch but I do not
> know what that might be.

Garden hose threads are ANSI/ASME standard B1.20.7.

The designation is:

.75-11.5NH (cut, formed, or rolled), or
.75-11.5NHR (thin wall formed).

See _Machinery's Handbook_ 26th edition, pp 1841-2.

I can't seem to find any sources for taps or dies, either.

Erik

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Aug 28, 2006, 2:27:45 AM8/28/06
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In article <rPrIg.11470$%j7....@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net>,
"k" <heat...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Even better yet, go to Sears and buy one of their 'Craftsman' logo life
time guarantee hoses. They're black, possibly real rubber, available in
if I recall correctly, 50 and 75 foot lengths, and have beefy for real
machined brass couplings... not the flimsy stamped sheet metal ones like
most hoses today.

Check the packaging and make sure it has the 'Craftsman' logo and
lifetime guarantee info on the packaging, as not all Sears hoses are
lifetime.

They initially cost a few of bucks more, but unless lost or stolen, will
be the last hose you buy. Sears is great about replacing worn
out/damaged hoses without question, no receipt required! Through the
years I've probably taken back 5 or 6 for various reasons... including
one the gardner damaged with his mower. (I outright told them the reason
for the damage to this one, and they still replaced it on the spot!)

The downside is they tend to rub what appears to be black oxidized
rubber material off into your hands once they get to be a a few years
old, but for the most part said material seems to flush off easy with
just a little water.

Hose tip... if you coil your hose up on the ground, and space
permitting, try laying it out in a figure '8' pattern. So stored, you
can pick up the end, and pull the out hose full length kink free! Just
keep the end from dropping through any of the figure eight end loops...

Erik

dpb

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Aug 28, 2006, 9:21:43 AM8/28/06
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As noted, you're probably not going to find a die or tap for a garden
hose thread. The problem is, the male ends aren't cut threads anyway
on anything except perhaps the brass NPT/hose adapters--they're formed.
The female ends are so shallow that you would need a bottom tap and
probably couldn't reach but a portion of the first thread, anyway, even
if you had one.

The suggestion to simply clean up the surfaces seems best suggestion.
If there is some real roughness perhaps the wire brush on the grinder
might make it go a little quicker.

Bennett Price

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Aug 28, 2006, 10:57:38 AM8/28/06
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Perhaps a thread repair file would do the trick; e.g.,
> http://generaltools.com/product.asp?action=prdupc&prid=119&sectionid=3

dpb

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Aug 28, 2006, 11:48:20 AM8/28/06
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Bennett Price wrote:
> Perhaps a thread repair file would do the trick; e.g.,
> > http://generaltools.com/product.asp?action=prdupc&prid=119&sectionid=3
...

Actually, after I finished, I realized probably the easiest and best
solution for the male threads would be some fine emory cloth. Since
the male hose ends are formed, not cut anyway, they don't have sharp
bottoms and it's more than likely just some rough edges on the end and
the outer diameter from dragging exposed ends over concrete sidewalks,
etc., that is the culprit. (Of course, that brings up the "don't do
that!" mantra... :) )

mm

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Aug 28, 2006, 12:33:05 PM8/28/06
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:16:11 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net>
wrote:

>
>"NSN" <n...@mail.com> wrote in message
>
>> HOWEVER !!! The internal surface of
>> my hoses are hexagonal in shape .. not circular. Regardless of what
>> type of repair product I use and regardless of how tight I clamp down
>> .. they LEAK. I am 70 years of age and have been playing "repair the
>> hose" most of my life with great success. These hoses just do not
>> accept the repair "kits".
>>
>> So, once again .. any idea of where I can get a re-threading die?
>>
>> Norm
>
>Why do we always get the "HOWEVER" after the fact?

Good qustion.

For the cost of a new
>die, you can buy a new 125 foot hose at WalMart with a 10 year gaurantee.
>

But then he wouldn't get to buy a new tool.

lwas...@fellspt.charm.net

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Aug 28, 2006, 12:41:47 PM8/28/06
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In article <7114f29g5ifkcbvl6...@4ax.com>,

The garden hose thread is considered a separate thread from pipe
thread, however, 1/2 inch pipe (or is it 3/4? can't remember for sure
right now and don't have one with me to look at) has the same thread
count and diameter is close enough. OTOH, the thread itself is
coarse enough that it isn't hard to do with a 3 corner file.


--

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
lwas...@charm.net

NSN

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Aug 28, 2006, 2:24:11 PM8/28/06
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THANKS to all for your replies. I did locate a die at
www.tapcousa.com by using their 800 number and giving them the above
specs. They have two in stock which I left there since they wanted
$136.00 plus shipping to be relieved of one of them.

As someone mentioned, I can replace all my hoses for that amount.

I do have a standard pipe re-threading set and used its file with the
#12 grooves and it worked quite well but left a rough finish. I
smoothed it out a bit with the wire brush I use on my BBQ and it ended
up looking good. The problem I had before all this was that it would
not screw into my plastic quick-disconnects without serious binding.
All is well now helped a bit by silicone grease.

For those interested I did find an external threader (11.5) in the Mc
Master catalog but it was $89.00. A bit better than $136 but still a
bit expensive.

Again .. thanks to all.

Norm

Sam E

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Aug 28, 2006, 5:16:18 PM8/28/06
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:33:05 -0400, mm <NOPSAM...@bigfoot.com>
wrote:

"There's no such thing as a tool I don't need."

Richard J Kinch

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Aug 28, 2006, 10:34:43 PM8/28/06
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> 1/2 inch pipe (or is it 3/4? can't remember for sure
> right now and don't have one with me to look at) has the same thread
> count

No, those nominal NPT diameters are 14 tpi, not 11.5 tpi like the garden
hose.

1, 1-1/4, 1-1/2, and 2 inches NPT are 11.5 tpi, but much larger diameter.

And they're all tapered.

BobK207

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Aug 29, 2006, 1:02:38 AM8/29/06
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Norm-

Pretty cool / useful tool at McMaster

Replaceable Die External Thread Restorer 2630A12
Tool comes with dies for thread sizes 4, 5, 6, 7, 7 1/2, 8, 9, 10, 11,
11 1/2, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 24 threads per inch.
OD range is 1 1/4" to 5".

but even a tool junkie such as I wouldn't buy one but I could see the
need for such a tool where LOTS of hose were in use. One could chase /
clean up the ends faster & cheaper than replacing

cheers
Bob

Jim McLaughlin

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Aug 29, 2006, 1:25:33 AM8/29/06
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Brand name is usually Gilmore. AND THEY ARE MADE N HE USA< TOO< not
China. Come from Pennsylvania, I thin.

I use a pour of cooking oil, (corn, canola, olive, whatever) to lube the
inside of he hose. Dip finger in il, liberally coat inside of ose, put
more oil n plastic barbed insert and isert.

Great product.

dpb

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Aug 29, 2006, 9:56:21 AM8/29/06
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BobK207 wrote:
> NSN wrote:
> > On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:05:48 -0500, Richard J Kinch
> > <ki...@truetex.com> wrote:
> >
...

> > >Garden hose threads are ANSI/ASME standard B1.20.7.
> > >
> > >The designation is:
> > >
> > > .75-11.5NH (cut, formed, or rolled), or
> > > .75-11.5NHR (thin wall formed).
...

> Pretty cool / useful tool at McMaster
>
> Replaceable Die External Thread Restorer 2630A12
> Tool comes with dies for thread sizes 4, 5, 6, 7, 7 1/2, 8, 9, 10, 11,
> 11 1/2, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 24 threads per inch.
> OD range is 1 1/4" to 5".
>
> but even a tool junkie such as I wouldn't buy one but I could see the
> need for such a tool where LOTS of hose were in use. One could chase /
> clean up the ends faster & cheaper than replacing

It would require a heck of a garden hose w/ 1-1/4" OD minimum!!! :)

But even if it went to the 3/4" OD, garden hose ends are still thin
wall formed, not cut and not as deep as pipe thread. An NPT die of the
same diameter would cut through or nearly through the root diameter of
a formed NH thread.

NSN

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Aug 29, 2006, 7:12:00 PM8/29/06
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Several of my hoses ( the good ones) have heavy brass ends which are
cut and look just like pipe threads ... but the are not tapered.
These are the ones I wanted to re-thread.

Norm

bam...@localnet.com

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Aug 29, 2006, 7:19:07 PM8/29/06
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A few minutes with a handsaw file and you should be able to clean up
the threads pretty well. Most of these threads are rolled so finding a
die is gonna be hell.

dpb

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Aug 29, 2006, 7:53:23 PM8/29/06
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NSN wrote:
...

> Several of my hoses ( the good ones) have heavy brass ends which are
> cut and look just like pipe threads ... but the are not tapered.
> These are the ones I wanted to re-thread.

I've never seen a garden hose w/ that style an end--have a bunch of the
NPT to NH brass adapters which are, but not on the hose itself. Wasn't
considering that possibility and didn't get that from the original post
(obviously :) )...

In that case, however, I can see the point and can understand them
getting munged up more than a regular garden hose. Guess there's no
free lunch, is there? :)

BobK207

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Aug 30, 2006, 2:58:59 AM8/30/06
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lower cost thread restorer?

http://www.nes.co.il/external.html

marad...@unlisted.com

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Aug 30, 2006, 9:29:26 PM8/30/06
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On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:51:39 -0400, "C & E" <chizz...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

I just dip the end in boiling water for about 30 seconds. They push
right on that way.

Bob

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Aug 30, 2006, 4:02:16 PM8/30/06
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NSN wrote:
>
> I do have a standard pipe re-threading set and used its file with the
> #12 grooves and it worked quite well but left a rough finish. I
> smoothed it out a bit with the wire brush I use on my BBQ and it ended
> up looking good. The problem I had before all this was that it would
> not screw into my plastic quick-disconnects without serious binding.
> All is well now helped a bit by silicone grease.
>
HD & others make a brass cutoff valve for the hose end. If you use one
of them, it will not have to come off the hose - the adapter will take
all future punishment rather than the hose end itself.

Bob

arielsq4

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Jan 19, 2011, 2:08:10 PM1/19/11
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responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/maintenance/Garden-Hose-End-Re-thread-Die-141079-.htm
arielsq4 wrote:
I had a similiar problem and a comprehensive internet search for a tap and
die for the 3/4 X 11.5 garden hose thread was without success. I did find
an OTC #7402 Outside Thread Chaser at Amazon.com that includes a 11.5 tpi
thread cutter that cleans up the hose threads on my water valves pretty
good. It is pricey at $75 but it will be useful for other thread sizes
too. The spec states that it is only for pipes > 1.25 inches but I found
that at minimum setting it will just work on faucet hose connection
threads.Problem solved forever I hope.
Maurice
NSN wrote:


> The male ends of many of my garden hoses have become somewhat chewed
> up and I want to re-thread them properly. I have looked in my Mc
> Master-Carr catalog under Die and GHT (Garden Hose Thread) but there
> is no listing for the proper die .. either re-threading or primary. I
> am sure that it is there under the proper size & pitch but I do not
> know what that might be. Any and all help would be appreciated.

> Norm

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Caesar Romano

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Jan 19, 2011, 2:48:17 PM1/19/11
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>> The male ends of many of my garden hoses have become somewhat chewed
>> up and I want to re-thread them properly. I have looked in my Mc
>> Master-Carr catalog under Die and GHT (Garden Hose Thread) but there
>> is no listing for the proper die .. either re-threading or primary. I
>> am sure that it is there under the proper size & pitch but I do not
>> know what that might be. Any and all help would be appreciated.
>
>> Norm
>

Use something like this

http://www.amazon.com/Gilmour-Polymer-Hose-Coupling-01M/dp/B00002N66T

They come in various sizes available at Lowes or HD
--
Work is the curse of the drinking class.

dbr...@gmail.com

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Nov 9, 2012, 12:14:39 AM11/9/12
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This is an old thread, but we may have found the real answer, finally:

http://www.chasertool.com/ for $12

Since I got here by googling for just this sort of thing, maybe this will help someone else.

-dB

rod...@gmail.com

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Jan 6, 2016, 2:49:48 PM1/6/16
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Website won't open.

Oren

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On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 11:49:42 -0800 (PST), rod...@gmail.com wrote:

>Website won't open.

If you get an odd number, add one and divide by two.
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On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 11:49:42 -0800 (PST), rod...@gmail.com wrote:

>Website won't open.

You're message wont open either. Next time, use a computer instead of
that 1940's typewriter you have now.

mac

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Mar 31, 2017, 7:44:11 AM3/31/17
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replying to NSN, mac wrote:
Zoro Tools

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for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/maintenance/garden-hose-end-re-thread-die-141079-.htm


Ed Pawlowski

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Mar 31, 2017, 9:24:29 AM3/31/17
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On 3/31/2017 7:44 AM, mac wrote:
> replying to NSN, mac wrote:
> Zoro Tools
>

Thanks for the reply, but the original poster no longer needs a garden
hose. In the nursing home he has an unlimited supply of catheters.

DMAZ

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Jun 12, 2018, 10:44:05 PM6/12/18
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replying to NSN, DMAZ wrote:
The size of GHT is 3/4 x 11.5 pitch and I am looking for the same repair die.
I am NOT interested in adding clunky clamps at the ends of hoses, and would
prefer sometimes to just restore the threads. It seems like a tool everyone
should own, so where are they?

Wade Garrett

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Jun 13, 2018, 8:17:25 AM6/13/18
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On 6/12/18 10:44 PM, DMAZ wrote:
> replying to NSN, DMAZ wrote:
> The size of GHT is 3/4 x 11.5 pitch and I am looking for the same repair
> die. I am NOT interested in adding clunky clamps at the ends of hoses,
> and would
> prefer sometimes to just restore the threads.  It seems like a tool
> everyone
> should own, so where are they?
>

Wouldn't be surprised if the die costs more that a new hose section...

--
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Dean Hoffman

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Jun 13, 2018, 8:29:26 AM6/13/18
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On 6/12/18 9:44 PM, DMAZ wrote:
> replying to NSN, DMAZ wrote:
> The size of GHT is 3/4 x 11.5 pitch and I am looking for the same repair
> die. I am NOT interested in adding clunky clamps at the ends of hoses,
> and would
> prefer sometimes to just restore the threads.  It seems like a tool
> everyone
> should own, so where are they?
>
These
<https://www.amazon.com/A8017-Plastic-Garden-Repair-Mender/dp/B01HO0RE6Q/ref=sr_1_9?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1528892743&sr=1-9&keywords=garden+hose+repair+fittings>
don't look so bad to me. They don't have the
stainless hose clamp sticking out.
Some of us let nature take its course. I look forward to mid to late
summer when grass turns that nice tan color.

Dave M

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