Why is that outlets such as Screwfix and Toolstation, for example, never identify fittings as BSPP (parallel) or BSPT (tapered)? They all just get labelled as BSP and it seems there is a reliance on the purchaser to ‘know’ what they require and that the part they are purchasing is one or the other; damned difficult to tell from a picture on a website.
Many threads on here (no pun intended, unless you find it hilarious) aren’t specific either and so i fear that the issue is my ignorance, rather than an industry-wide problem!?
I get that you can put a tapered thread into a parallel thread and parallel-to-parallel can be achieved with something like Loctite 577, if necessary. But surely it’s better to know that you are buying the correct part, rather than relying latterly on some form of thread sealant to make it secure?
Coming from a different engineering discipline where everything is nailed-down, i find it very odd. But again, i might be highlighting my naivety. :-/
Many threads on here (no pun intended, unless you find it hilarious) aren’t specific either and so i fear that the issue is my ignorance, rather than an industry-wide problem!?
I get that you can put a tapered thread into a parallel thread and parallel-to-parallel can be achieved with something like Loctite 577, if necessary. But surely it’s better to know that you are buying the correct part, rather than relying latterly on some form of thread sealant to make it secure?
Coming from a different engineering discipline where everything is nailed-down, i find it very odd. But again, i might be highlighting my naivety. :-/
