High Pressure Quick Connect Fittings

[dingpud]

Has anyone out there had any successes or failures on high pressure (up to 400 psi) quick connect connectors?

I've done the basics McMasterGoogleGlobalSpec search, and have come up with a few different kinds. There is a large variance in price, so I wanted to see what anyone has had experience with.

Requirements:
Male to Female connection
Corrosion resistance (part will go between water and air possibly once every 10 minutes. Submerged for no more than 2 minutes at a time.
Standard NPT threads are a plus (1/2" or 3/4")


Also, the hose to go with these, any suggestions would be helpful. I found a rubber hose with a wiremesh structure that is intended for high pressure air and/or water application, so will probably go with that.

Thanks all...

 

[dingpud]

I dug deeper into McMaster and found what I was looking for...

 

[FredGarvin]

The ones you can get from McMaster are made by Snap-Tite. We use them all the time. They are very good fittings. Parker and Aeroquip also make similar products as well.

Here is Snap-Tite's web site:
http://www.snap-tite.com/

 

[dingpud]

Cool, that works. I might be able to find something a little more specific on their sight as well.

I was looking through some threads and came across one where you were posting about your chicken launcher. That sounds sweet. We had made some spud guns where I was before...those things are awesome. We ended up having an actual need for them for launching 2x4's at some structural material...

I am guessing that you were launching them into the intake of an engine?

Thanks again for the link...

 

[Danger]

I am guessing that you were launching them into the intake of an engine?

Naw, that would be a total waste. It's a barbecue reloading device.

 

[dingpud]

Ha ha ha...

That's hilarious. Since we are cooking things, let's launch a potatoe into a mounted french fry cutter, then have it land in a deep frier... it slices, it dices, it throws scalding hot cooking oil all over the place...

 

[FredGarvin]

Yup. Birds at engines. Life don't get any better than that.

No prob on the link.

 

[Danger]

lets launch a potatoe into a mounted french fry cutter, then have it land in a deep frier... it slices, it dices, it throws scalding hot cooking oil all over the place...

I feel a Rube Goldberg device coming on...

 

[dingpud]

I feel a Rube Goldberg device coming on...

Since we are cooking engineers, we can somehow incorporate a greasecar...

 

[jasc15]

Swagelok makes excellent high pressure fittings

 

[NoTime]

Since we are cooking engineers, we can somehow incorporate a greasecar...

I think you just reinvented biodiesel.

 

[dingpud]

yeah, that's kind of what I had in-mind.

it would be a heck of a show at the annual punkin chunkin competition in Delaware...

 

[Danger]

If you're in attendance at that, we expect pictures.

 

[dingpud]

Yeah, I plan on going this year. Not to compete or demonstrate, but just to observe. I am kind of fortunate, living only about an hour driving distance (or less) from the site.

Will definitely post pictures...