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Richard Marks30/10/2009 17:36:35
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Gentlemen
I know the difference between Whitworth,BSF,Metric and UN threads but what form are AF threads composed of, I know AF means across flats but there I am stuck.
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Dick
JasonB30/10/2009 17:53:30
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There is no AF thread, but it is sometimes wrongly used as an abreviation for "American Fine " which should be refered to as "National Fine" for which the abbreviation is NF or UNF
 
AF is as you say a referance to the accross flats size of the bolt or nut hex head.
 
Jason

Edited By JasonB on 30/10/2009 17:54:14

JohnF16/11/2009 23:55:57
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Have a look at this--someone else posted it on a nothe rpost and i came across it by chance!

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