That should have read" SPLAIN"

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Alan Di Somma
Phoenix, AZ.

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> On Feb 23, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Alan Di Somma <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> It does. Pleases plain better.....
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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> 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.
>> 
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