Morgans wrote:
wrote

Dear Ken,

You don't use the quick-disconnect couplings, just the straight,
one-piece fittings, over which you slide the hose, secured with safety
wire or hose-clamps.

-R.S.Hoover



You have me good and confused. If you are talking about the coupling that
comes three of one kind and one of the other kind in a pack, and are quick
connect, the three are of the "male" designation, not the female as you
posted. Then, of course, you can get male or female pipe threads on either
of the types of couplings.

Or are you talking about the barbed fittings you can get that are used for
air hose repairs?

I like reading your write-ups, but this one lost me.

i THINK he is saying... use the male end of the "quick connect fittings"
the part with no moving parts, no o rings... just a metal fitting... and
use it as a poor mans "barb". Of course, you could just as easy go to a
tool store and get barbed fittings too for not a whole lot more.

Dave