Time for standard threads

[HS93]

well I spent a few hours in the workshop, the first time for ages following my stupid acedent last year, I had to make 16 standoffs for steper mounts simple for most of the chaps on hear (it took me ages ) both ends had to be taped all in ally, was pleased they where finnished as I was tired, only to find I had taped the wrong size, I had miss read the drawring and instead of 10-24 unc I had used 10-32 unf   , I hate repetertive work anyway, why can it not all be metric or better still BA, I like BA, I dont make mistakes with them  (as often)

     Peter  

[John Stevenson]

One thing about standards, there are plenty of them and all different. 

John S.

[PTsideshow]

As John has pointed out there are plenty of them! Here is a link to a listing of the more common ones. thread standard information

Here is another that has separate but numerous standard chart and info
engineering toolbox
I will also put a links in resources

[DMIOM]

One thing about standards, there are plenty of them and all different. 

John S.

or as somebody else once put it - "That's the great thing about standards - there's so many of them to choose from" !

[ieezitin]

Peter.

Ive been there so many times myself. I empathize with you.


Any chance you can keep the 10-32?


All the best    Anthony.

[HS93]

I want to try and keep it original and not change the original Machine so unfortunayly had to re make them , nearley finnished now.

      peter   

[Brass_Machine]

Hi Peter!

I have no comment, just glad to see you posting!

Eric

[John Stevenson]

Here's my favourite, from Machinery Handbook of Worlds threads 1941 I present the Manchester Plumbers thread.



Bear in mind that Manchester, England,  at this time would have been a small city and the plumber to population ratio must have been very small but still enough for them to have thier own standard and to get it in print 

John S.

[andyf]

John Stevenson: Here's my favourite, from Machinery Handbook of Worlds threads 1941 I present the Manchester Plumbers thread.

Well, I learn something new every day! I've lived in the suburbs to the south of Manchester all my life, and never knew that before.
Actually, at around 400,000, the population of Manchester today is only about half what it was in 1941. But the city proper is relatively small in area, and slum clearance probably accounts for the decrease, and (in part, at least) for the great increase in size and population of the surrounding conurbation. 

Andy