If we could just have a thread that is finer than a human hair and stronger than a steel cable.... I think the threads we now have available are excellent. Fingers (sense of touch) are a great way to measure. You can feel the difference in thickness between one and two pieces of cigarette paper. Probably even finer. Pretty amazing.
On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 4:07 AM, Thomas R. Eckert <[email protected]>wrote: > I "Mensuren" with my Fingers, for my tying purposes it is precise enough. > > Thomas > (Von Unterwegs gesendet) > > > Am 24.02.2014 um 02:24 schrieb "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>: > > There's probably some way to optically measure it, like comparing known > line widths with a low power microscope or something. > > Hmm, has me thinking. > > Wayneb > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on > Android<https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> > > ------------------------------ > * From: * Allan Fish <[email protected]>; > * To: * [email protected] <[email protected]>; > * Cc: * [email protected] <[email protected]>; > * Subject: * Re: [VFB] RE: thread diameters > * Sent: * Mon, Feb 24, 2014 12:53:07 AM > > Wayne, understood. But measuring OD on crushable material is > difficult. Try it yourself. How many measurements do you average? Is the > uniformity sufficient that measurements at a given point agree with > measurements a yard away or 5 yards away or...... > > Maybe you should come up with a new standard for thread measurements - BH > Units. > > Get out yr old micrometer and go for it. > > Al > > > -- > -- > 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. > > -- > -- > 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.
