Tig torch welding connector

[Anonymous No.1490823]

Any welders here? I have an amico stick/tig 165 that has a wp26 style torch. Tried to switch to a 17 style torch but I can’t seem to find the right connectors. Will regular flare fittings work? They seem to be a little different than a regular flare. The bigger one is the amico and the smaller one is the miller 17 style. I need to make the small torch fit into the female end of the welder.

Any help would be appreciated

[Anonymous No.1490825]

Unfortunately I’m not sure if flare or compression or NPT fit. Either a 3/8” flare or compression fit the big fitting and 1/8” flare or compression fit the small one, but I’m not sure if that would create a tight enough fitting to keep argon from leaking if I jimmy rig it like that

[Anonymous No.1490834]

>>1490823
the pics i was going to say reverse flare but i dunno, look kind of like brake line flares

http://weldfabulous.com/content/CK/CkHosesandCables.pdf

[Anonymous No.1490837]

>>1490834
What’s super annoying is that they give you the size/thread but don’t tell you what denomination it is. Unless there’s some standard type for welding that I don’t know about? But yea all those look like the right sizes I just need an adapter. I really don’t want to have to return this and deal with all that again.

[Anonymous No.1490840]

Also from the looks of it, the wp26 is 5/8, while the wp17 is 3/8. If that’s true, what size 5/8” brass fitting threads into 3/8” flare

[Anonymous No.1490843]

>>1490823
is it the same fitting on the torch end? IIRC I had some hose like this to adapt a smaller torch to a larger machine

[Anonymous No.1490844]

>>1490843
sorry for ant pic

[Anonymous No.1490855]

>>1490843
Torch end is the same as the other end for each cable.

[Anonymous No.1490865]

>>1490855
ok I think you need one of these with a 26 on one end (welder) and a 17 on the other (torch): https://www.airgas.com/product/Welding-Products/Welding-Support-Equipment/TIG-Torch-Parts/p/RAD64005962

[Anonymous No.1490928]

>>1490865
Is there really no such fitting that I can use to go from one size to another directly?

[Anonymous No.1490954]

>>1490928
>>1490865
This seems to be the closest thing but holy fuck they want to rape me for a brass fitting

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Lincoln-Electric-1-Cable-Torch-Adapter-K2166-3/202344855?cm_mmc=Shopping%7CG%7CBase%7CD25T%7C25-32_TRAILERS%7CNA%7CPLA%7C71700000034127215%7C58700003933021537%7C92700031755124619&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzYWsw8q33gIVFsZkCh3MCgxgEAQYAiABEgIgN_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Anonymous No.1491025]

Bumping to see if there’s anybody who knows of any other fitting before I spend $35 at Home Depot for this thing

[Anonymous No.1491069]

>>1490954
Additionally, does anyone know if flare fittings or compression fittings would still give a good seal?