Do you mean Teflon tape?
Jim
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
news
Amazon got my new Makita compressor to me today, as promised, in two
delivery days, and without charging me for shipping.

It arrived in a sturdy, padded cardboard box via FEDEX. No damage.

So, I opened the pressure and regulator valves, poured in the oil and let
it run for its 20-minute break-in, per the manual. Yes, I RTFM.

It's very quiet, much more quiet than any other similar compressor I have
encountered. Makita was not lying. Seems to be nicely made, too.

Now, I have a set of Porter Cable accessories, but I don't seem to have
any nylon tape around. I presume, and this is my question, that one still
needs to use nylon tape on air tool screw-in fittings? Or has technology
changed?

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Jim wrote:
Do you mean Teflon tape?
Jim
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
news
Amazon got my new Makita compressor to me today, as promised, in two
delivery days, and without charging me for shipping.

It arrived in a sturdy, padded cardboard box via FEDEX. No damage.

So, I opened the pressure and regulator valves, poured in the oil and
let it run for its 20-minute break-in, per the manual. Yes, I RTFM.

It's very quiet, much more quiet than any other similar compressor I
have encountered. Makita was not lying. Seems to be nicely made, too.

Now, I have a set of Porter Cable accessories, but I don't seem to have
any nylon tape around. I presume, and this is my question, that one
still needs to use nylon tape on air tool screw-in fittings? Or has
technology changed?





Yeah, sorry. Teflon tape. I'm outa that, too.

Is it still necessary? It's been a while since I played with compressors.
I'm guessing I need a roll.

AFAIK it is. Start your wrap 1 or 2 threads from the end.
Jim

Jim wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Jim wrote:
Do you mean Teflon tape?
Jim
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
news Amazon got my new Makita compressor to me today, as promised, in two
delivery days, and without charging me for shipping.

It arrived in a sturdy, padded cardboard box via FEDEX. No damage.

So, I opened the pressure and regulator valves, poured in the oil and
let it run for its 20-minute break-in, per the manual. Yes, I RTFM.

It's very quiet, much more quiet than any other similar compressor I
have encountered. Makita was not lying. Seems to be nicely made, too.

Now, I have a set of Porter Cable accessories, but I don't seem to have
any nylon tape around. I presume, and this is my question, that one
still needs to use nylon tape on air tool screw-in fittings? Or has
technology changed?



Yeah, sorry. Teflon tape. I'm outa that, too.

Is it still necessary? It's been a while since I played with compressors.
I'm guessing I need a roll.

AFAIK it is. Start your wrap 1 or 2 threads from the end.
Jim


Jim,
It was not my understanding that if you did not leave the the compressor
on, and the nozzle or air tool attached to the hose, it would not be
necessary. The Teflon tape is designed to provide a better seal so you
will not have a slow leak around the threads. Without the tape it
might leak a tiny bit, but it should not be a big deal and will not
impact the functionality of filling a tire or using an air tool. Now if
you were to keep the tool on the hose and the compressor turned on, it
would make a difference, because the compressor would cycle on and off
due to the gas leak. So while I believe it is not neccessary, I would
do it just in case I left the compressor on.

One of the great things about this group, is if I am wrong, there will
be a legitimate expert who will correct me on this matter.

--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:26:28 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Jim wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Jim wrote:
Do you mean Teflon tape?
Jim
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
news Amazon got my new Makita compressor to me today, as promised, in two
delivery days, and without charging me for shipping.

It arrived in a sturdy, padded cardboard box via FEDEX. No damage.

So, I opened the pressure and regulator valves, poured in the oil and
let it run for its 20-minute break-in, per the manual. Yes, I RTFM.

It's very quiet, much more quiet than any other similar compressor I
have encountered. Makita was not lying. Seems to be nicely made, too.

Now, I have a set of Porter Cable accessories, but I don't seem to have
any nylon tape around. I presume, and this is my question, that one
still needs to use nylon tape on air tool screw-in fittings? Or has
technology changed?



Yeah, sorry. Teflon tape. I'm outa that, too.

Is it still necessary? It's been a while since I played with compressors.
I'm guessing I need a roll.

AFAIK it is. Start your wrap 1 or 2 threads from the end.
Jim


Jim,
It was not my understanding that if you did not leave the the compressor
on, and the nozzle or air tool attached to the hose, it would not be
necessary. The Teflon tape is designed to provide a better seal so you
will not have a slow leak around the threads. Without the tape it
might leak a tiny bit, but it should not be a big deal and will not
impact the functionality of filling a tire or using an air tool. Now if
you were to keep the tool on the hose and the compressor turned on, it
would make a difference, because the compressor would cycle on and off
due to the gas leak. So while I believe it is not neccessary, I would
do it just in case I left the compressor on.

One of the great things about this group, is if I am wrong, there will
be a legitimate expert who will correct me on this matter.

I use my compressor primarily for inflating balls, toys, etc., bringing
auto and motorcycle tires up to proper pressure, and to blow air as a
cleaner, etc.

As each of these activities requires a different nozzle, I screw the
nozzles on only finger tight. A little air leaks, but I'm not required to
go hunt a wrench every time I use the compressor, and there is plenty of
air for whatever I'm doing.

If I were going to use it to paint my house, I'd probably go the teflon
tape and wrench route.
--
John H

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