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Sent from my iPad Thank You, Alan Di Somma Phoenix, AZ. Some mistakes are just too much fun to make only once. > On Feb 23, 2014, at 1:13 PM, Allan Fish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 2/23/14, 10:42 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> I wish manufacturers would list the actual diameter of thread but, I guess >> that would be asking too much! >> >> I can't think of how to measure it myself without compressing it, perhaps a >> tippet gauge? > Wayne, > > That's what makes the "Denier" system a tad better. It's a true measurement, > I think. Although I could have been lead astray. > > IF I remember right (always a problem any more) 140 denier is fairly > equivalent to the old 3/0 (think Danville prewaxed). 6/0 was in the area of > 80 denier, 8/0 in the area of 60 denier. The higher the denier, the heavier > the thread. > > Here's the definition of "denier" I found on the internet.: > A unit of fineness for rayon, nylon, and silk fibers, based on > a standard mass per length of 1 gram per 9,000 meters of yarn. > So all you have to do is take 9,000 meters (5.6 miles) of yarn and weigh it. > > Of course the tensile strength is highly dependent on the material used to > make the thread. > > I hope this hasn't totally muddled the issue. > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
