For what it's worth, Whitworth threads did vary the pitch depending upon the bolt size. They were the world's first properly defined thread, and the standard British 'coarse' thread for over 100 year
And my 1976 American Ford tractor has a British Lucas generator with two bearings. One bearing is metric and the other bearing (the two ends of the same shaft) is English-American-inches. Fortunatel
Has anyone ever heard of the new Royal Enfield motorcycle, currently manufactured in Bombay? These gems have a collection of threads that require five completely different sets of wrenches. Yes, they
The nickname in many years past was "Royal Oilfield" due to the amount of drippings that was left on the ground whenever they were (and this was often) parked. The India model is 250cc in size and DI
Q: Why don't the British manufacture computers? A: They can't figure out how to make them leak oil. -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco ______________________________________________
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of touring the Bletchley Park ENIGMA station with Roy Lewallen, W7EL. They have all kinds of related exhibits there, including a fine display of old communication
After restoring A MGTC, MGTD , MGTF, MGA twin cam fixed head coupe' , early MGB ,late MGB and a MGBGT V8 ,Jag XK120 fixed head coupe and a Mini Cooper-S, I decided there are no standard threads. Don'
Ah - this was in fact a secret design feature - built-in automatic corrosion inhibitor! That's the reason why front Mini sub-frames never rusted. (and now someone will tell me otherwise!) David G4FT
Ian, We Americans ought not poke fun as I've seen many a Chevrolet and Ford leaking on driveways and parking lots. Out of the vehicles I've owned, and that's more than I can remember a number, I've h
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: ** REPLY SEPARATOR ** Q. Why do the British drink their beer warm? A. Because Lucas makes their refrigerators. Bill, W6WRT _______________________________________________ Amps maili
Author: Peter Chadwick <g3rzp@g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:12:23 +0100 (CET)
Q; Why don't AMericans b drink beer? A: They haven't learnt how to make it yet! 73 Peter G3RZP _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.conte
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: ** REPLY SEPARATOR ** I have to agree with that. As a homebrewer of beer and ale as well as radios, the typical American beer leaves a lot to be desired. 73, Bill W6WRT ____________
Most American beers look (and taste) like REAL beer after a 'body' is finished with it. Joe N2UF -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Joe DiPietro, N2UF http://www.joeham.net N2UF@joeham.net +++++++++++++++
Author: Peter Chadwick <g3rzp@g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:23:13 +0100 (CET)
Stone's Brewery in San Diego North County produce a reasonable India Pale Ale - a type of brew originating from the UK. They have a good dark beer with 7.8% alcohol, which my colleagues there claim i
There are small breweries in the US making beer as good as anyone in the world except for maybe the Belgians. Even AB is starting to catch on. Too bad you can't say the same for Millers and Coors. Da
Any chance you can bring some back next time? When I was in San Jose a long time back, I could get Felinfoel 'Hercules' ale of similar strength and quality. At the time I lived half an hour from the
Author: Philip Leonard WVØT <leolists@seidkr.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:46:47 -0600
Being a homebrewer in Kansas I have to have Arrogant Bastard "imported" for me. The closest it gets to us is Denver. Any homebrewers have an Arrogant Bastard clone recipe? Philip ____________________
Has anyone had the pleasure of drinking a Australian brew by the name of Southwick? the aussies pronounce it "suthick". 73, Gary...wa6fgi _______________________________________________ Amps mailing
I guess this thread or series of threads isn't going to die on its own. Time to bring the activity here back to amplifiers or take it elsewhere ... I imagine Yahoo has a forum on international beers.