johnny_h Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 Trying to suss which bolts to stick where and the manual says " Bolt Hex head 1/4" - 20 x 5/8" " I have a ruler with old fashioned inch things on but not sure what to measure from those dimensions. Explain plz.
V8ian Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 Easy, 1/4" refers to the dia of the bolt, 20, Refers to the Threads per Inch [TPI] and the 5/8" refers to length of bolt. Which to the layman is a 1/4" UNC hex headed bolt 5/8ths of an inch long.
60ftman Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 Easy, 1/4" refers to the dia of the bolt, 20, Refers to the Threads per Inch [TPI] and the 5/8" refers to length of bolt.Which to the layman is a 1/4" UNC hex headed bolt 5/8ths of an inch long. Yeah....what he said!
RUSTYPUP Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 Does knowing this info make you an old fart then?
60ftman Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 God I hope so. I don't want to be seen as some kind of Boy Racer.......
RUSTYPUP Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 Me neither now I'm a proper growed up. But old fart at 29 seems a bit strong.
w p e Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 Does knowing this info make you an old fart then? no just been around osf longer then most. to much metric crap around now days
V8ian Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 Well I could have made it more complicated by stating the thread is the same as BSW [british Standard Whitworth], but the thread angle is different, cant remember exactly how different, I think its 2degs different, but up to 7/16ths BSW and UNC are almost identical and as such are hard to tell apart without gauges, above that the TPI is different, Anothher little snippet of info, Most metric Nyloc self locking nuts have Dark blue or Black inserts, where the Imperial nuts are Normally white or yellow Ian
60ftman Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 You spend too much time looking at your nuts!
Muttley MK2 Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 I have more a/f and whitworth spanners than metric so I spose I'm deffo old fart material
V8ian Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 I have more a/f and whitworth spanners than metric so I spose I'm deffo old fart material Well the last 3 to post on this subject have a combined age of 147, either we are sh-t hot at snooker, or we deffo qualify as OLD FARTS
Jimbob-Squarepants © Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 I'm an old fart as well then
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