Fitting fire hose to barbs

[Joe And Penny Goss]

hi Will,
Never done this but would reccomend the hose end be in boiling water for enough time to soften the end. NOT JUST HOT WATER. I have worked with other items that are similar to this.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Will Truitt 
  To: 'Pianotech List' 
  Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 7:11 PM
  Subject: Fitting fire hose to barbs


  To the List:

   

  I got my Nitrile rubber 1 ½" fire hose late this afternoon, and at the end of the day I cut my lengths and started playing with fitting the hose over the barbs of my end pieces.  The inner diameter is slightly smaller than the end of the barb.  Even with grease and wanging the barb around the inside of the end of the hose to stretch it a bit, it looks like it's going to be a lot of work to get those suckers on - a lot of screaming, cursing, and gnashing of teeth.  I was hoping to secure a tool designed for this task at a hardware store, but there appears to be no such animal.  The suggestion of placing the hose end in very hot water was made to me, and I will try that tomorrow.  Does anyone who has experience doing this have any suggestions that I could use to make my life easier here?  

   

  Will Truitt

   

   
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