I suppose I should keep my nose out of this but that's impossible. You can't measure thread diameter, it's meaningless. You have threads that are flat nylon, others that are twisted, others with multiplies, etc., etc. (what's the diameter of a flat thread?). This was the problem with the X/0 system, it had no standard. For a long time most respoolers played more or less fair and advertised numbers that at least gave some relative idea of "size." Then, along came a bunch that decided to game the system like Benecchi. They put numbers like 12/0 on threads that were the same (same thread manufacturer) as other respoolers 8/0. So all of sudden you could throw the X/0 system in the crapper. The only reasonable approach is Denier or Decitex, both weight/length measures. And even here the relative "size" is only "accurate" when referring to the same material. My little booklet, "How to Choose and Use Fly-tying Thread" explains this and gives a correlation for UNI-Threads. Paul
On Sunday, February 23, 2014 1:21:49 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi All; > > Anyone know how 00 & 0 size thread compares to 8/0 or 6/0 tying thread? > > Wayneb > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on > Android<https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> > -- -- 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.
