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Reddit mentions of Anderson Metals Brass Compression Hose Fitting, Connector, Barb x NPT Female
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Adapter for connecting pipes or fittings of different typesFitting connects to hose on one end and has an NPT female connector on the otherBrass for corrosion resistance, ductility at high temperatures, and low magnetic permeabilityBarbed fitting creates a tight seal on flexible and semi-rigid hose when used with a hose clamp or crimp sleeve or ferrule (sold separately)For use with plastic or rubber hoseThese fittings contain lead and are not allowed by federal law to be installed for potable water use in the U.S.A. and its territories.
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I just buy the box of blue nitrile gloves with like 50 pairs or whatever (I do mostly lith printing, so I'm wary about soaking in all that formaldehyde too!) Once the print's in the tray, I pull a pair on. By the time I've fixed and have the print rinsed and in a holding tray, the gloves are probably really well washed. I just toss them on the counter, dry my hands, and use another pair for the next print. When I clean up for the day, I may have 4 or 5 pairs lying around. I just spread them out on the counter and they're dry by the next day, so I reuse them a few sessions. I have a hair dryer in the darkroom for various stuff, like checking test strips for dry-down changes (most warmtone paper gains about a half stop in the highs when dry), so I sometime blow my hands dry before putting a dry pair on, or even blow it into a damp pair of gloves. I think it takes me close to a year to go through a whole box, though my wife swipes some when she colors her hair!
Can't recall if I've mentioned this here, but I made some wooden supports that let a 16x20 or 20x24 tray rest on top of the bath tub. I got a 1/2" female pipe to hose-barb connector, and I keep a wrench in the bathroom (most US shower heads screw onto a 1/2" male pipe). So I unscrew the shower head, screw the hose barb in, and run vinyl tubing down to the tray; I stick a little shim under the tray, so when it fills, it overflows into the tub on the far side. I stick a piece of PVC in the tub drain, which keeps about 4" of water in the tub and then overflows into the pipe. So to wash 2 big prints, the water flows over the top print (in the tray), then down and across the print in the tub itself, and drains. Works really well and really just takes like 3 minutes to setup. (Luckily we have a bathroom near my darkroom that's only used when my kids come home). I like that I can use warm-ish water to wash the prints, it does speed diffusion of the fixer from the paper.