Need help with some Pneumatic Terminology

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Need help with some Pneumatic Terminology

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10-02-2012, 12:29

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Re: Need help with some Pneumatic Terminology

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Matthew,
NPT=National Pipe Thread.

Actually Al, I always thought that was what it stood for. But just now I was looking up some pipe thread dimensions for a job at work (yes some of us actually have a real job this time of year) and found in Mark's Handbook that the T stands for Taper. NPS would be National Pipe Straight.

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