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<p><font face="Tahoma">Old books are interesting. I have a Civil
Engineer's Handbook from about 1850 that has things like how
many nails in a keg, what a man with a horse can accomplish, how
big a hole two men can dig in a day.............Good reading.</font></p>
<p><font face="Tahoma">Mike</font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/25/2018 9:46 AM,
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Yes,
I dug something similar out just now. In a little box,
“Starret No.7” or similar. Appears to be all BA. Nice little
thing. Looks like it’s never been used and likely never will
be! If I’m right about its provenance, +/-1944.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Also
a little red fold-up hard back 4 page booklet:- “The
Instantus”. “Standard Size and Thread Table Compiled by
Cyril Best for Engineers, Draughtsmen & Mechanics”. Said
individuals would have had to have damn good eyesight as the
4 pages are about 2.25” by 4.25”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I’ve
a book, “Pull’s Workshop Practise” that covers some of the
same ground. God knows how/why it wound up on my shelves. A
cracking read by the way! Real bedtime stuff.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-US"> Healeys
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Mirek Sharp<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 25 November 2018 15:49<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Curtis Arndt' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cnaarndt@gmail.com"><cnaarndt@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Healey List' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] bolt identification -
another article<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-CA">Wow – where is my Christmas list?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"
lang="EN-US"> Curtis Arndt [<a
href="mailto:cnaarndt@gmail.com" moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:cnaarndt@gmail.com</a>]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> November-24-18 6:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mirek Sharp<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michael Oritt; John Vrugtman; Healey List;
Oudesluys<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] bolt identification - another
article<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Mirek,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Of course there
is... I have one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">On Sat, Nov 24, 2018
at 2:57 PM Mirek Sharp <<a
href="mailto:m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca"
moz-do-not-send="true">m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-CA">Curt – is there such a thing as a
thread gauge for BA threads? I think not as the TPI
on a BA fastener is truly weird.</span><span
lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-CA"> </span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-CA">Despite having a few thread gauges,
taps and dies for most BSW, BSF, CEI, NHF, UNC, some
BA and some BSPP, and a number of references, I
still occasionally get a stumper that does not fit
anything. BTW, if anyone is contemplating buying
taps and dies, I highly recommend Tracy Tools in the
UK. They sell a range of qualities, all at good
prices and provide very fast turn-around. <a
href="https://www.tracytools.com/" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.tracytools.com/</a>
I have no personal interest in them excepting seeing
good people rewarded with business.</span><span
lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-CA"> </span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-CA">Mirek</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
lang="EN-CA"> </span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"
lang="EN-US"> Curtis Arndt [mailto:<a
href="mailto:cnaarndt@gmail.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">cnaarndt@gmail.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> November-23-18 7:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mirek Sharp<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michael Oritt; John Vrugtman; Healey
List; Oudesluys<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] bolt identification -
another article</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">Gentlemen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">Here's what I consider the minimum
for fasteners if you have British/European cars,
and work on them. See attached photo... <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">I also have a very limited but nice
set of BSF, BSW and BA taps and dies made in
Germany of very high quality HSS. Also a set of
BSF Helicoils in 1/4", 5/16" and 3/8".<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">Curt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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