ijroorda
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GJ turned me on to Milton V-style fittings when I bought my first air compressor a few years ago. Since I wanted to start out with all new couplers and plugs anyway, it was a no-brainer to go with the high-flow design over standard industrial interchange, and I've been very happy with them.
Recently, Leveleer's thread about developing his own air coupler design has got me looking into what other brands/styles of fittings the Milton V-style stuff will interchange with. It's very difficult to find a definitive answer from manufacturers on this; this post makes it sound like there may be some legal reasons behind that. From what I have been able to piece together, though, it looks like 1/4" body size couplers/fittings labeled "high-flow," "HVLP," "Euro," "European interchange," or "DN 7.2" may all interchange with Milton V, at least from an external dimension standpoint (sounds like ID of plugs may vary - for example, Milton vs Guardair).
Before recently, I hadn't looked into this much, and assumed Milton V-style was semi-proprietary; however, it looks like lots of manufacturers make this style (assuming they're actually compatible). I believe Parker calls them "RF," Coilhose calls them "Megaflow," Prevost calls them "high flow (HVLP) profile," McMaster calls them "European shape," Grainger calls them "global style hi-flow," Plews-Edelmann/Amflo calls them "Hi-Flo," etc. DeVilbiss, Sharpe, Guardair and Husky all sell them too, as do many others I'm sure (I think Harbor Freight used to sell a version as well).
I see the Milton V stuff get pushed a lot, and with good reason; Milton makes good products, and if all you need is basic couplers and plugs, they are a good value. However, there are other products, not offered by Milton in V-style, that may be desirable for various reasons - for example, Prevost and Coilhose "safety" couplers, Coilhose swivel and hose barb plugs, etc. If someone is already invested in Milton V-style or another manufacturer's high-flow air fittings, it would be useful to know which other products will work with what they have.
So, can anyone confirm with certainty whether any or all of the products I've listed above are compatible/interchangeable with Milton V-style air fittings?
Please feel free to correct me if I've listed anything inaccurate. I hesitated to start yet another thread about air couplers, but I've spent quite a bit of time looking for accurate information on this subject and haven't come up with much. What I have found has been pieced together from many sources; I'm looking to collect as much knowledge as I can get into one place so that someone who might be Googling this (as I have been) will be able to find a definitive answer.
Thanks!
Recently, Leveleer's thread about developing his own air coupler design has got me looking into what other brands/styles of fittings the Milton V-style stuff will interchange with. It's very difficult to find a definitive answer from manufacturers on this; this post makes it sound like there may be some legal reasons behind that. From what I have been able to piece together, though, it looks like 1/4" body size couplers/fittings labeled "high-flow," "HVLP," "Euro," "European interchange," or "DN 7.2" may all interchange with Milton V, at least from an external dimension standpoint (sounds like ID of plugs may vary - for example, Milton vs Guardair).
Before recently, I hadn't looked into this much, and assumed Milton V-style was semi-proprietary; however, it looks like lots of manufacturers make this style (assuming they're actually compatible). I believe Parker calls them "RF," Coilhose calls them "Megaflow," Prevost calls them "high flow (HVLP) profile," McMaster calls them "European shape," Grainger calls them "global style hi-flow," Plews-Edelmann/Amflo calls them "Hi-Flo," etc. DeVilbiss, Sharpe, Guardair and Husky all sell them too, as do many others I'm sure (I think Harbor Freight used to sell a version as well).
I see the Milton V stuff get pushed a lot, and with good reason; Milton makes good products, and if all you need is basic couplers and plugs, they are a good value. However, there are other products, not offered by Milton in V-style, that may be desirable for various reasons - for example, Prevost and Coilhose "safety" couplers, Coilhose swivel and hose barb plugs, etc. If someone is already invested in Milton V-style or another manufacturer's high-flow air fittings, it would be useful to know which other products will work with what they have.
So, can anyone confirm with certainty whether any or all of the products I've listed above are compatible/interchangeable with Milton V-style air fittings?
Please feel free to correct me if I've listed anything inaccurate. I hesitated to start yet another thread about air couplers, but I've spent quite a bit of time looking for accurate information on this subject and haven't come up with much. What I have found has been pieced together from many sources; I'm looking to collect as much knowledge as I can get into one place so that someone who might be Googling this (as I have been) will be able to find a definitive answer.
Thanks!
