Author Topic: Info on Metric Nut and Thread sizes.  (Read 713 times)

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Info on Metric Nut and Thread sizes.
« on: 21 October 2023, 10:10:39 PM »
I found this on Facebook earlier.  It seems like a useful guide.

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Re: Info on Metric Nut and Thread sizes.
« Reply #1 on: 23 October 2023, 10:08:58 PM »
Hmm

Yes, that I believe is the DIN specification, as used by German manufacturers over the years

Then Saab, and others started to use 16mm and 18mm heads & nuts, which these days just makes selecting a socket more of a lottery process
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