On 2010-05-13, RWL wrote:
Would going from a 3/16"ID hose to a 1/4" ID hose make any difference
in how something works? The hydraulic hose that controls the Reeves
drive on my Clausing lathe is 3/16" ID. I could get one from
Clausing, but the local NAPA parts stores can make them up for half
the price. Unfortunately NAPA only goes down to 1/4" ID. Will it
make any difference other than that the system would take an extra
ounce or two of oil to fill it?

For this application -- I see no downside. (No problems with
the fittings at the ends?)

I could see problems in something where the flow rate determined
the speed of something, and the flow was being throttled by the smaller
diameter hose -- but this is not that kind of application. :-)

Good Luck,
DoN.

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