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25th April 2021, 12:10 PM #1Most Valued Member
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Whitworth fittings on vintage machinery.
I have a 1960s English wood machine I'm restoring . All BSW / Whitworth threads . The fit of the bolts through cast iron and other metals is nice and fine . Not a sloppy fit .
I tried using a Whitworth tap through one of the dirty holes to clean it out and it shaved enough away to loosen that fine fit . I only did that once !
Some other damaged threads I had to do anyway to get them working again . No other option .
What are the options with this situation ?
Do you find a Whitworth tap and die set that happens to match buy buying a few and trying ? Do they differ between makes ?
Or in the past did the sets come in various fits?
Or is that just the way it goes and you try not to do it unless necessary ?
Thanks. Rob
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