Jerry:
Oops! That was Walt Whitman; sorry. Here's the real answer:
http://www.boltscience.com/
Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Moos, Jerry" wrote:
> Will someone please explain Whitworth to me? I've heard of it for years,
> but I've never understood what it meant. Some old TA cranks were marked
> "W", which I was told stood for Whitworth, but in reality all that meant was
> that they had English pedal thread. So what's the difference between
> Whitworth and ordinary English thread?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wdgadd@aol.com [mailto:Wdgadd@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:53 PM
> To: mpetry@bainbridgeisland.net; lenoremeyer@hotmail.com;
> Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Witworth tools for British Bikes
>
> Most suppliers of British motorcycle spares stock reasonably priced
> Whitworth socket sets and combination wrenches, usually of asian
> manufacture.
> Maybe try Moore's Cycle Supply, West Hartford,Ct.(has website), British
> Marketing,Laguna Niguel,CA, or Fair Spares America, San Jose, CA. I have a
> set of Koken sockets I've used for years; not pro quality perhaps, but fine
> for hobbyist use.
>
> Regards,
> Wes Gadd