Re: [MV] The metric system in America

From: Ryan M Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Apr 25 2003 - 15:03:42 PDT


At 5:47 PM -0400 4/25/03, Fred Martin wrote:
>Well, Ryan, if you want to talk about thread strength, why don't you
>mention about the buttress thread...it is about a 45* on one side
>and straight on the other side. Have you ever taken that old
>american made vice of yours apart to oil the threaded shaft in it?
>Well, a lot of 'em had butress threads because they don't get any
>atronger than that...or maybe you bought one of those

I know what you're talking about. I have a nice bench vise that was
my Grandfathers. Nice and solid, about 40 years old.

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