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Male vs Female Screws

Put simply, Males screw Females... This isn't us trying to be clever - it's the screw industry!

Male screw types, screw into Female screw holes.

Do you want to screw our product into your fitting? If yes - You want our product to have a male screw

Do you want to screw your fitting into our product? If yes - You want our product to have a female screw.

See images below for an example - please forgive us for using an old product design

Small tube and NATO40 gas mask tube

Female Screw hole - requires an adapter with male screw.

12mm Tube to NATO40 adapter

Male adapter- this can be screwed into a Female screw hole

12mm Tube to NATO40 adapter

Male screw - requires an adapter with a female screw.

12mm Tube to NATO40 adapter

Female adapter- a Male screw can be screwed into this.

12mm Tube to NATO40 adapterIMG_1291.JPG

Male adapter-screwed into female hole

12mm Tube to NATO40 adapter

Female adapter- attached to male screw

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