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I'm trying to attach a racking cane to a ball lock disconnect for my corny, but the 5/16" hose for the racking cane is too large for a 1/4" or 3/16" barbed swivel and the 1/4" is too small to fit on a racking cane.

Am I missing something obvious?

BrianL wrote:I'm trying to attach a racking cane to a ball lock disconnect for my corny, but the 5/16" hose for the racking cane is too large for a 1/4" or 3/16" barbed swivel and the 1/4" is too small to fit on a racking cane.

Am I missing something obvious?

I just clamped down that shit tighter than a 13 year old tranny boy's ass from SE Asia. Of course, I had to ask Bleachcola how tight that was, first.


Mylo

omg omg omg omg HAWT!

I just ordered parts to do the same thing. I went with a liquid disconnect with a 1/4" MFL connector instead of barbed and will attach that to a 5/16" hose barb with 1/4" swivel nut (FFL) on the end.

Here's the parts I ordered:
http://www.chicompany.net/swivel-nut-set-1-4-nut-x-5-16-barb-594.html
http://www.chicompany.net/quick-disconnect-plastic-liquid-mfl-end-11.html

Nice!

Two outstanding choices....that's a level of tourque I'm not comfortable with.....so going with option 2.

I use silicon tubing for low-pressure transfer. I get this stuff from work:
Tygon
It's thick and very flexible and will fit over variable OD sizes. I don't need clamps most of the time. Plus you can boil the shit out of it. It's expensive, but lasts a long time.

I used one of these... stainless hose splicers

I've been using a picnic tap, it slips right over the racking cane