K40 Air Assist Nozzle

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This is the air assist nozzle I use with my K40 laser cutter. The design was created in OpenSCAD and I have included the OpenSCAD file that can be modified. The coiled hose and fitting I used are listed below. The fitting that I used to attach the hose to the nozzle came with a barb on the fitting. To use this fitting with the hose I selected the barb needs to be cut off with a utility knife. This is not difficult to do because the fitting is plastic. I used a 1/8 NPT pipe thread tap (available at a good hardware store.) to create threads in the the plastic for the fitting. Self-Retracting Polyurethane Tubing Abrasion Resistant, Opaque Yellow, 5/32" ID, 10 Feet Long McMaster Part: 9148T122 Super-Flow Barbed Fitting for Food & Beverage Plastic Adapter, for 5/32" Tube ID x 1/8 NPT Male McMaster Part: 2808K23 I use an aquarium air pump for my air supply (110 L/min , 1750-GPH)