Re:Lathe threading

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, marble here <marble_h@y...> wrote:

> group You should live here in Canada we have both
> costing me two Arms and both of my legs just to keep
> up in the tool department "is that a 14mm or 1/2" "

Same in the UK.
We have:-

Metric standard
Metric fine
Metric course
Metric extra fine
British Standard Whitworth
British Standard Fine
British Standard Gas
British Standard Cycle
British Standard Brass
UNF
UNC
British Association [ BA ]
Model Engineer [ME]
BSPT
NPS
NPT

THEN we have the specials <g>
They even list a Manchester Plumbers thread for plumbers in the
Manchester area, no joke it's in the Machinery screw book.