Klarinet Archive - Posting 000835.txt from 2000/03

From: "Doug Sears" <dsears@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] thread standards (tap for post body)
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 14:01:17 -0500

This is clearly not a standard metric thread, either. It's a lot coarser than
any normal machine screw in any system. In metric terms, it's approximately
3.7 - 0.9. I've been trying to find The Woodwind Quarterly, but no local
libraries carry it.

--Doug

Lars Kirmser <syrinx@-----.com> wrote:

>Hi again Doug,
>An 8-28 clearly doesn't exist in the standard ISO/Unified system, however,
>you may have a metric 4 - 0.7 thread which is close to an 8-32. I have
>recently published an article in THE WOODWIND QUARTERLY Issue #19 on
>understanding thread sizes and how to know which Unified are silimar to, or
>nearly interchangable with Metric sizes. If you know of someone who
>subscribes to the WWQ, borrow their issue; I have included some helpful
>comparitive charts.
>
>Best Regards, Lars Kirmser

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