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Err, but ... the standard did change [albeit largely unnoticed], which is what I mentioned to Mark.

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 19/07/2019 07:17:31

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It was a pun, andrew

Ian got it ...

MichaelG.

Ian, I thought that you already had a suitably sloppy tap and die going by what you said earlier, the 1/2" male and 5/8" female thread should be plenty sloppy enough. With the bonus that you also have the tools for a good firm fit fot the 5/8" male to 1/2" female option!

"Thanks Michael but there is no need to, it is a very sloppy M16 x 2 (which I haven't got any taps or dies for) so I'll re-cut the thread to something I have got. Something like 1/2"UNC / Whit,"

Said he, choosing the size where you need a fairly hefty spanner to interchange the two threads.

We are not used to making sloppy threads!

Yes, mixing 1/2” Whitworth with 1/2” UNC would not be the best choice!  Most certainly not a sloppy fit after the first turn!

Edited By not done it yet on 19/07/2019 19:53:11

Okay! I have decided! I will use my existing 5/8"UNC to 1/4"UNC/Whit surveying adaptor, (see photo) to screw on top of the tripod. I have just checked the fit and it goes on at least one and a half threads so by my reckoning if I use a large enough pair of stillsons I should be able to get a nice engineering 'tight as f*ck' fit (TAF for the acronym fans here) on to the sloppy M16x2 thread.

Anyway I don't want to spend any more time or money on it because I've already spent £3.49!

Yeah

I got it / them - I liked the thread lock tube picture best.

But I'm still surprised no one seems to have suggested turning up a suitable thread adaptor. An excellent exercise for the student one rainy afternoon..

I thought this was a "Yes we can" forum.