Paul, You are always good for a "wow!" I did not know this but makes sense now that you said it.
Mike On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 6:42 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll answer the questions in one reply. > Wayne: I'm not "Paul of UNI" because I've never worked for UNI. The > founder of UNI-Products, the late Jean-Guy Côté, was a very good friend. I > wrote the booklet for his company. > Neville: One of the biggest misconceptions is that the companies named on > the spools are thread manufacturers, none are. Thread manufacturers are > huge companies, think DuPont for example. They have plants around the world > servicing one of the largest industries, clothing. In my first post you'll > note that I keep referring to "respoolers" because that's what the > fly-tying thread companies are. They buy commercial spools of thread and > respool them onto the little spools we use. You don't believe that Climax > makes the material for their tippet spools? The reason why UNI labels now > say "Spain" for example instead of "Canada" is because of a change in the > way US Customs interpreted the importation regulations. Originally the > amount of value added (spools, labels, wax, respooling) was sufficient to > label "Made in Canada", they then decided the source of the base material > was the controlling factor, so ..... > Tony: I agree, the 10/0 is smaller than 8/0, 12/0(?) and 14/0(?). > Optical measurement is meaningless for comparing a flat thread to a > twisted filament thread. What are you going to measure, the flat side or > the thin side? > Breaking strength is measurable, but doesn't say anything about diameter. > The article by Chris Helm unfortunately had quite a few errors. > > 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. > -- Mike Bliss Aloha from Hawaii -- -- 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.
