24 Sep
2010
24 Sep
'10
9:50 a.m.
On 24 Sep 2010 at 10:33, Charlie Carothers wrote:
On reflecting back, I don't believe anyone ever
taught me (in any
manner) the "turn in reverse to find the start of the thread"
technique.
Anyone who plays a brass musical instrument with piston valves knows
the technique because of the nature of valve end-caps. They're
usually somewhere around 3/4 - 1" in diameter with fine machined
threads--the danger of cross-threading is great. However, turning
the cap anti/counter-clockwise until one hears the "click" ensures
success.
I suspect that most plumbers know about this when using fine-thread
fittings.
--Chuck