Back 1980's a special tap under ?" to made about $100.00.
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Dave?
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On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 12:21 AM, DAVID WILLIAMS wrote:
Dear Dave,
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I know this company has been mentioned before, but it may be worth looking at?
Tracy Tools in the UK ?
www.tracytools.com
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They sell a wide range of odd size taps etc., as well as the usual ones. (I’ve used them for years.) They always seem to include their latest catalogue, which I find useful.
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David?
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On 28 Jul 2024, at 03:35, davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote:
?The biggest problem was taps for odd sizes. The smaller the harder. A large size I can single point.?
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Try this almost all fire hydrant use LH pipe threads but hose are different sizes
The hydrant manufacturers just changed have change the one brass part for different hose sizes.
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It is something you every day and knows of threads.
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Dave?
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On Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 12:30 PM, Ralph Lehotsky wrote:
Have you looked at Whitworth threads -?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Standard_Whitworth
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From Wikipedia -
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British Standard Whitworth?(BSW) is an?-based??standard, devised and specified by??in 1841 and later adopted as a?...
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The Whitworth thread was the world's first national screw thread standard,?devised and specified by??in 1841.
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Just a thought...
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ralphie
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davesmith1800