wooden screws standards
wooden screws standards
(OP)
Hi all, I beg your pardon for my intrusion.
I often run into American screws or nails, such as #10 or #12. Unfortunately
I'm not able to understand the way they were standardized; I notice that, say, #10 is
about 3.4mm and #12 is about 3mm. I suppose that #10 or #12 stands for a
fraction of something.
I'm looking for a table comparing American standards with European metric
ones and, if possible, for a concise description of American/English most
common types of wooden screws and nails. Could you help me suggesting a link or a
title of a small technical book?
Thank you, Antonio Majer, Italy
I often run into American screws or nails, such as #10 or #12. Unfortunately
I'm not able to understand the way they were standardized; I notice that, say, #10 is
about 3.4mm and #12 is about 3mm. I suppose that #10 or #12 stands for a
fraction of something.
I'm looking for a table comparing American standards with European metric
ones and, if possible, for a concise description of American/English most
common types of wooden screws and nails. Could you help me suggesting a link or a
title of a small technical book?
Thank you, Antonio Majer, Italy





RE: wooden screws standards
see ch 7
RE: wooden screws standards
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RE: wooden screws standards
1-1/4’’ #12 SMOOTH COPPER SLATING NAILS
2’’ #11 SMOOTH COPPER SLATING NAILS
NCS 10X2-1/2 IN.
According to boo1’s link (by the way I had already downloaded that wonderful manual! what an idiot I’m, I had only to look there…), #10 is
Size Gauge Length(mm (in.)) Diameter(mm (in.))
16d 10 88.9 (3-1/2) 3.43 (0.135)
so #10 stands for the gauge; but what does it mean? I don’t understand the difference between ‘gauge’ and ‘diameter’, sorry
RE: wooden screws standards
Is it because of traditional heritage? what does the gauge number stand for?
RE: wooden screws standards
RE: wooden screws standards
try this
RE: wooden screws standards
RE: wooden screws standards
this explains the penny size