On Jul 8, 3:03*pm, " wrote:
Leon wrote:
"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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wrote:
I've just picked up a new portable compressor, hose and an array of
fittings
~ all connections will be brass to brass. Do I need plumber's tape for
these
fittings or should I be fine with just the brass to brass? I was wondering
what others have done?
Well, you need *some* kind of pipe dope in there, if you think you'll ever
want to take the joint apart a few years down the road. Some folks will
tell
you never to use teflon tape with compressed air, but I've never had a
problem. Just make sure you apply the tape to the male threads only, and
keep
it on the threads -- don't get any into the air passages.

Just curious, have you seen any one apply tape to the female threads???

I think I've got a tool for that from HF.

It's called a "male pipe thread".