M in e.g. M3 = Metric. The 3 (when talking about screws) stands for 3 mm thread diameter. You may find a lot of other cryptic abbreviations when searching for standard fasteners. But I will not bore you with such stuff in this group :) Note that it doesn't say anything about what type of e.g. screw we're talking about (socket head, hexagon head etc.)
// Dennis -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Stefan Pochmann Skickat: den 2 januari 2006 16:20 Till: [email protected] Ämne: [Speed cubing group] Re: Super stiff Megaminx --- In [email protected], "Alberto Cuesta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.skiffy.com/docs/menufr.cfm? taal=gb&ID=wdss223622&pagina=prodinfo.cfm&artnum=041030240952 Ah yes, those are the ones I have, too. > I have always 'thought' they were (it is better to say 'called') 2mm or so because when I bought '3mm wahers' in a store, they selled me bigger washers than the ones I bought by web. Sure it wasn't "M3"? But yes, could be "3mm" as well. Usually when they use just one size they mean the inside diameter, since the most important thing is that the screw or whatever goes through it nicely. And you'll find things like "M3" for screws, too. Not sure what exactly that is, but I don't think the "M" stands for millimeters. Cheers! Stefan Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
