[modeleng] Re: coarse threads

Jesse, my old Logan-made lathe will cut 27 tpi.

Al Messer
--- Alan Stepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Here, 27tpi is used for, or used to be used for
> brass pipe gas threads.
> Our pipe threads are 28 , 19, 14, 11 tpi according
> to size.
> Alan Stepney
> 
> http://www.alanstepney.info
> Model Engineering & steam engine information pages
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jesse Livingston" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 2:45 AM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: coarse threads
> 
> 
> Alan,
> 
> Try and find a lathe that will cut 27 tpi.  You will
> have to look at a lot
> of them before you will see one with that number of
> threads and yet it is a
> very common one.  Where???  On 1/8" pipe fittings,
> that's where.
> 
> Unka Jesse the Tennessee Redneck Machinist
> 
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