Thanks Alan, no need to convert to metric as I begin to be fluent in Imperial units! Thanks to the Listees! Pierre > Message du 14/10/04 22:51 > De : "alanjstepney" > A : modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Copie à : > Objet : [modeleng] Re: Unknown thread > Thury threads were a Swiss thread mainly used by clock and watch makers, and > by extension, by instrument makers. > Some other countries also adopted them. > 20 Thury is 0.0189" diameter, (0.479mm), and 208.2 tpi. > core diameter is 0.0134", and thread depth is 0.030". > Sorry, but you will have to convert them to metric if that is what you need. > > Although the chart I have doesnt say so, I am fairly sure that they were 60 > degree angle, > > alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > www.alanstepney.info > Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway technical pages. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pcx" > To: > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 9:07 PM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Unknown thread > > > Hi, > Recently I found (at an ANTIQUES SALE) an old picture of a scientific > instrument(optical) and I noticed a thread marked '20-Thury' . Do you know > what is this type of thread ? > Regards. > PIerre > > pierre.courbouleix@xxxxxxxxxx > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.