Both ends of my garden hoses are kind of beaten up but the brass is stillthick and strong.Do they make a relatively inexpensive (as compared to the hose) tool toclean up those threads?The problem is this is a one-time use only and I asked at Orchard Supplywho said they don't make such a "thread chaser" for garden hose threads.They had "thread files" for regular SAE threads, but not garden hoses.They have taps and dies for pipes, but it would be cheaper ($50 per hose)to buy another good-quality 3/4" all-rubber hose than to buy an expensivetap & die even if it were made (which OSH says is not).What would YOu use to clean up an old, but, still strong, solid brassgarden hose threads?

In summary, there is no specific cost-effective tool to clean up brassgarden hose threads.Most people use a wire brush and/or a triangular file to clean up dirtyand/or buggered threads respectively.There is a rather expensive $125 tap ( butnobody knows of a die for a garden hose thread (GHT ?).Also, the tap seems to have a "plug" and a "bottom", whatever that means: problem in getting a tap and die (besides the cost) is that most peopleseem to be wrong on the size, which seems to be (if I'm right):Right Hand National Hose thread 3/4" at 11 1/2 TPI NH (but what is "bottom"and "plug")?Note: I'm not sure what the "NH" means nor what the "Bottom" means nor what"GHT" is since it's not in the specifications and nobody else seems to knowmuch about the threads.

Do they make a tool to clean up threads on a garden hose?

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Brent 15 years ago

It looks like a tap and die don't exist at a reasonable price for 3/4 inch diameter, 11.5 threads per inch or 12 threads per inch (i.e., less than say $25 or $30 bucks).

It looks like a thread file doesn't even exist for 11.5 threads per inch or for 12 threads per inch.

Therefore, if the threads are bent and worn, there is apparently no (reasonable) way to clean them up except with a small triangular hand file.

There is no ready-made purpose-built solution other than to replace the ends.

Bummer. I was hoping to find a reasonably priced tap and die or thread file that fits the garden hose thread (GHT).

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tnom 15 years ago

See if you can find a 9/16 x 12 for both internal and external or a

1" x 12 for the external thread.

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jamesgangnc 15 years ago

As it turns out the 2.00 section of my metric thread file is a perfect fit for a hose end.

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Steve B 15 years ago

Shhhhhhhh! Get it together, and then submit it to the OMB for consideration by "The Green Machine". Don't forget to set aside my 15%. And put that it will save one million gallons of water a minute that's currently being wasted. Don't know if that's accurate, but it sure sounds good, don't it?

We need to save the wasted water, by golly! It's an endless loop, but it must be saved.

Steve

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Brent 15 years ago

I have SAE thread files. I'll see if I can find a set of metrics.

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willshak 15 years ago

Brent wrote the following:

Wire brush.

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Harry K 15 years ago

53358$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe21.iad...

I use the plastic ones all the time and have no problem with them. Granted one of those on the end of a quality hose does look odd but...

Harry K

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Harry K 15 years ago

Odd. I have been using them for over 30 years and have nevery had to "fix" any of them unless I boogered it up by cross threading. Never had to tighten one either that was correctly applied originally.

Harry K

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Brent 15 years ago

In summary, there is no specific cost-effective tool to clean up brass garden hose threads.

Most people use a wire brush and/or a triangular file to clean up dirty and/or buggered threads respectively.

There is a rather expensive $125 tap

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but nobody knows of a die for a garden hose thread (GHT ?).

Also, the tap seems to have a "plug" and a "bottom", whatever that means:

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The problem in getting a tap and die (besides the cost) is that most people seem to be wrong on the size, which seems to be (if I'm right): Right Hand National Hose thread 3/4" at 11 1/2 TPI NH (but what is "bottom" and "plug")?

Note: I'm not sure what the "NH" means nor what the "Bottom" means nor what "GHT" is since it's not in the specifications and nobody else seems to know much about the threads.

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Twayne 15 years ago

Try automotive battery post cleaners; an inside/outside brush device. Works well.

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Nate Nagel 15 years ago

As a complete aside... a plumber's brush for cleaning up copper 1/2" and

3/4" pipes for soldering is also just the thing for cleaning your typical automotive bulb sockets when they get rusty.

nate

(BTDT on more than one "barn car")

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