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Hi, recently I was given a set of taps and dies of special kind. As there
a
M 1,5 x 0,35
M 2 x 0,45
M2,5 x 0,45
M 3 x 0,6
M 4 x 0,75
M5 x 0,9
Does anyone out there in the metric world know where those strange sizes
are (were) used for??

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On 12/19/08 3:46 AM, in article
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Hi, recently I was given a set of taps and dies of special kind. As there
a
M 1,5 x 0,35
M 2 x 0,45
M2,5 x 0,45
M 3 x 0,6
M 4 x 0,75
M5 x 0,9
Does anyone out there in the metric world know where those strange sizes
are (were) used for??

Novice


Some of these are listed as "french" in the Metric & Multistandard Catalog.
Did they come from a bicycle shop?

Wavejumper

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I believe they came from an army dump.
Nothing to do with bicycles I think.
From an other source I heard them indeed mentioned as "cycle thread" but I
have never seen M 1,5 on an bike.

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On 12/19/08 3:46 AM, in article
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wrote:

Hi, recently I was given a set of taps and dies of special kind. As there
a
M 1,5 x 0,35
M 2 x 0,45
M2,5 x 0,45
M 3 x 0,6
M 4 x 0,75
M5 x 0,9
Does anyone out there in the metric world know where those strange sizes
are (were) used for??

Novice


Some of these are listed as "french" in the Metric & Multistandard
Catalog.
Did they come from a bicycle shop?

Wavejumper



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On Dec 19, 11:36*am, "Novice" wrote:
I believe they came from an army dump.
Nothing to do with bicycles I think.
From an other source I heard them indeed mentioned as "cycle thread" but I
have never seen M 1,5 on an bike.


M2 is right for the bicycle spokes I just measured.
Some spokes could be M 1.5, it would be somewhat
less than surprising.
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Perhaps firearm threads, they are typically very fine thread, even on
American weapons.
Steve

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Hi, recently I was given a set of taps and dies of special kind. As there
a
M 1,5 x 0,35
M 2 x 0,45
M2,5 x 0,45
M 3 x 0,6
M 4 x 0,75
M5 x 0,9
Does anyone out there in the metric world know where those strange sizes
are (were) used for??

Novice





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I believe they came from an army dump.
Nothing to do with bicycles I think.
From an other source I heard them indeed mentioned as "cycle thread" but I
have never seen M 1,5 on an bike.

Novice


"Wave Jumper" schreef in bericht
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On 12/19/08 3:46 AM, in article
, "Novice"

wrote:

Hi, recently I was given a set of taps and dies of special kind. As
there
a
M 1,5 x 0,35
M 2 x 0,45
M2,5 x 0,45
M 3 x 0,6
M 4 x 0,75
M5 x 0,9
Does anyone out there in the metric world know where those strange
sizes
are (were) used for??

Novice


Some of these are listed as "french" in the Metric & Multistandard
Catalog.
Did they come from a bicycle shop?

Wavejumper




Have a look at this site. it may have them
http://www.gewinde-normen.de/en/cei-thread.html


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