[ARC5] Military bolts

[Robert Rode]

used to work part-time job in a Triumph motorcycle shop,.had to buy
complete set of tools for that,..called "Whitworth" system..British  system
called wrench sizes by  hex head size instead of thread size like S.A,E.
...then small screws were called "king James" system,..thats all info you
get for free !!!   see ya

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Robert Rode <midnitetoaker58 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> now British use metric system,...
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> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:43 AM, Robert Rode <midnitetoaker58 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Floyd, just FYI,...british bolts, altho they used same thread pitch as
>> us, use 55 degree angle on threads, we use 60 degree angle,..I learned this
>> with my British Triumph Motorcycle long ago,. bolts wud shake loose on me
>> often,..this turned out to be a problem I wasnt aware of, when I worked for
>> International Harvester,.. old timer told me many contracted parts for  war
>> effort British equipment had BIG problems with this, and were shipped befor
>> any one knew,..I saw one of those mini tanks in the hanger long time ago
>> befor I was grounded for blood pressure,..another story,..see ya,
>> Robert/Chicago..
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