[GreenKeys] Weird hardware size -- getting OT

Dave Horsfall dave at horsfall.org
Fri Nov 25 16:37:19 EST 2022


On Fri, 25 Nov 2022, John, W9DDD wrote:

> But the instrument screw system as used with American equipment is.plain 
> confusing,  even for a Brit that is used to BA, Imperial, and even 
> Whitworth.....

Ah, Whitworth, UNF...  Back when I was maintaining my own cars (autos) I 
had amassed a large collection of spanners (wrenches) over time; heck, 
even the size of the opening went by different gauges such as AF etc.

To this day I can still remember that a 1/2" crescent (both open and ring) 
was needed to undo the bell housing to get to the clutch plate (a rite of 
passage in those days)A.

-- Dave VK2KFU


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