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Offline Dan Herda

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nipple threads
« on: March 04, 2009, 04:13:01 AM »
How where the nipples and nipple holes threaded in the early to mid 1800's?Thanx for any imfo, ridjrunr
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keweenaw

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Re: nipple threads
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2009, 06:01:39 PM »
The threads were simply cut the way any other threads were cut, or are cut today for that matter, with a tap for holes and a die or die board for external threads.
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Offline Dan Herda

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Re: nipple threads
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2009, 03:22:42 AM »
Hmm,I had never before heard of or read anything about taps or dies that long ago.thanx,ridjrunr
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