[modeleng] Re: To BA or not to BA, that is the question.

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>
> That still holds true over here as well Tony, despite Gondwanaland being
> metricated for the best part of 30 years the common hardware store bolt is
> Whitworth.
>
> Setting up in metric from the start is probably a wise choice - you can
> always add the odd BA size if & when you need 'em. I have a pretty
> comprehensive range of tackle for; BA, Whitworth, Metric, BSB, BSP, ME (40
&
> 32 tpi) UNF and UNC as well as a few 'odd bods' for special work.
> Accumulating them just take time and money - nothin' to it. Also, you will
> quickly develop the 'eye'.
>
> > Hello Tel,
> >
> > Thanks to you too for replying. When I was in Civil Engineering, we had
an
> > expression "if it looks right, it is right", which was as much to do
with
> > the overall balance of a design as with the aesthetics. My "however" on
> this
> > is that I am coming in from a non- mechanical / model engineering
> background
> > though, thus have no preconceived notions of what looks right and what
> does
> > not. Also, I can obtain metric nuts and bolts far easier than BA ones
> > locally. I suspect that BA stuff would be either a mail order job or a
> trip
> > to Blackgates. I therefore think that I will do my learning with my
metric
> > taps and dies, moving up to the correct BA sizes if I ever get
proficient
> > enough to contemplate a true scale model. Strange as it may seem, I can
> even
> > buy Whitworth sizes more easily than the BA ones, as they are still
needed
> > for the upkeep and repair of the old machinery in the factories
> hereabouts.
> >
> > Tony.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 10:16 PM
> > Subject: [modeleng] Re: To BA or not to BA, that is the question.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Aaron, as Adrian has pointed out, the choice of BA threads is
largely
> a
> > > matter of personal preference, HOWEVER there are a few things to bear
in
> > > mind when making the chioce.
> > >
> > > 1. For general work metric is fine (and superior in many cases)
> > >
> > > 2. For modelling I have yet to come across a metric thread that
'looked
> > > right'
> > >
> > > 3. It is much easier to find the little hex heads we all know & love
in
> > > BA.
> > >
> > > It is not too far back in the dim recesses of the past when most
> modellers
> > > used Whitworth threads, with BA being a comparitively modern trend.
> > >
> >
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