[Elecraft] understanding screw sizes

[Kevin Rock]

If there were a standard for metric threads around the world it would  
speed the adoption of metric nuts and bolts in the US.  As it is I can  
purchase bolts from Houston and nuts from Cleveland and know they will  
mate.  The same is not true if I buy nuts in Japan and try to mate them  
with bolts from Germany.  They may or may not work together.
    73,
       Kevin.  KD5ONS





On Sat, 09 Apr 2011 09:09:35 -0700, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:

> On 4/9/2011 5:43 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>>
>> Sorry for those in "Metric Land" who do not understand the US hardware
>> system.  We tried to go metric many years ago and failed.
>
> Not really true, Don.  It is slow, but here in the Colonies, we *are*
> going metric ... inch by inch.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW