>To: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
>From: Wally Menke <wallym@ozemail.com.au>
>Subject: Re: HELP.
>
>At 02:31 PM 25/09/97 PST, you wrote:
>> Help needed:
>>
>> -Here at work at HITACHI INSTRUMENTS, we have the need from
>> time-to-time for our machine-parts vendors to acquire the following
>> taps in British Standard Pipe Thread sizes: 1/4"; 3/8"; & 1/2".
>>
>> -My understanding is that the whole of the Japanese manufacturing &
>> automotive (including roads) industries "borrowed" these standards
>> from the British when they went through their industrialization.
>>
>> -Any leads on where I could purchase tooling/fittings/taps & dies for
>> these BSPT sizes would be most appreciated.
>>
>> -EX: Our vendors would use a 1/4" BSPT tap as a "go/no-go guage" for
>> making the mating machined parts for us. The current fitting we use is
>> 1/4" BSPT with a 5/16" hose barb on the other end, like one would use
>> for a fuel line, vacuum guage, etc.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Phil LeBrun
>>
>> lebrun@hii.hitachi.com
>Dear Phil
>
>I can get you all the BSP taper or parallel taps you want!! Only small
problem I need to send them from Australia. If you can wait a week - 10 days
delay this will be no problem. Let me know.
>
>In actual fact the USA and Canada are the odd one's out when it comes to
pipe thread standards. You will find (to my knowledge) BSP is used
everywhere else in the world except those 2 countries.
>
>Cheers
>Wally Menke
>
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