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Check Valve Ball

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Anyone know what size ball was used in the Coles' 1/8" horizontal check valve?
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I don't know the size but I have some data that might help you figure it out. PM me your email and I'll scan the pages and send them to you.
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It would be 1.4 x the diameter of the hole in the seat.
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if you are talking about the really small check valve, the ball measures .094". ninety-four thousands of an inch. that ball is so small, if you were to drop it, it would burn up in the atmosphere and you would never find it.
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I received a replay to an e-mail from Loco Parts. The size of the ball is 3/32 of an inch. And yes it disappeared in the blink of an eye never to be found again on the garage floor.
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Purchase by the bag full..
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Great line about the ball burning up in the atmosphere! Never considered that, but you may just be on to something Blff CTY! :)
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partime wrote: Sun May 15, 2022 10:46 pm Great line about the ball burning up in the atmosphere! Never considered that, but you may just be on to something Blff CTY! :)

Many physics phenomena have been proven in the shop. The existence of black holes was known long ago. They exist under the workbench, which is where many dropped items go. The rate of acceleration, (distance=1/2 x acceleration x time squared) is also proven in the workshop. You do this by dropping that new, unused, $25 end mill onto the floor, chipping off the corner of one of the teeth.
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Where do you find a $25 end mill?
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Bill Shields wrote: Mon May 16, 2022 5:40 am Where do you find a $25 end mill?
That's just another Shop Physics proof about the fluidity of time...
It's related to why any project we work on takes at least twice as long as we expected.
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it is called Cheops' law of construction
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Bill Shields wrote: Mon May 16, 2022 5:40 am Where do you find a $25 end mill?
Under the workbench, next to the blood stopping spray.
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