Where to get 5/8'' fittings

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PotatoEnemy17
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I got a 1/2'' quick exhaust valve off of amazon, but it has a 5/8'' output. My problem is that I can't get a 5/8'' inch to 1/2'' reducer at the nearby hardware store or amazon or even Ebay.

Coincidentally i discovered that suction cup Nerf darts fit perfectly into the 5/8'' threaded part of the QEV if you put them in backwards
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Post a link for it or a part number.
I am guessing it is a 1/2 inch NPT.
1/2 inch pipe has an ID of .622 inch which is close to 5/8 (.625) which is what they may be referring to.
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UPDATE

It turns out that it cant be 5/8'' because a 1/2 NPT thread won't fit in it. I'm guessing it might be 3/8''. I can buy 3/8'' at Lowes. Sorry about that.
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I think 5/8 and 3/8 is the same thread....
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I think 5/8 and 3/8 is the same thread
you just wrote something along the lines of >> 5=3 ;-)
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5 <> 3 :P
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POLAND_SPUD wrote:
I think 5/8 and 3/8 is the same thread
you just wrote something along the lines of >> 5=3 ;-)
I don't get it??? ;)
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AircannonSweden wrote:I think 5/8 and 3/8 is the same thread....
You better understand things better before making statements like that!

http://www.engineersedge.com/hardware/t ... hreads.htm
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dewey-1 wrote:
AircannonSweden wrote:I think 5/8 and 3/8 is the same thread....
You better understand things better before making statements like that!

http://www.engineersedge.com/hardware/t ... hreads.htm
That didn't tell me anything?
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AircannonSweden wrote:I think 5/8 and 3/8 is the same thread....
5 / 8 = .625
3 / 8 = .375

.625 ≠ .375

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FighterAce wrote:
AircannonSweden wrote:I think 5/8 and 3/8 is the same thread....
5 / 8 = .625
3 / 8 = .375

.625 ≠ .375

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i can buy this just at my local army store :)
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Why do you suppose an army store sells 3/8'' to 1/2'' pipe fittings?
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because they sell about everything :)
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This thread has been hiliarious.
/sarcasm, /hyperbole
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