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Date:         Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:03:10 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
In-Reply-To:  <01a501cc34f9$0b8f3f20$6401a8c0@PROSPERITY>
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yah, 5/32 and 7/32 I have used (though not in an automotive setting.)


Something of the completist in me hungers for that 23 mm socket. Finding one is harder than finding something that uses it. :)


On Jun 27, 2011, at 2:35 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:


> very nice..
> but ...please, what the hell is anything like   "19/32"    !!!! ?
>
> an example of one place metric makes a whole lot more sense !
>
> looks like you missed 9/16th's and 14mm.
>
> a 14mm is a quite tight 9/16th's, and a 9/16 is a very loose 14mm.
> once in a while that is useful to know.
>
> and 23mm..
> I have never found one of those on any vehicle ever..
> 21, 22, and 24 yes...
> but 23 ..no way !
> and something like 19/32 .............I BETTER not be looking for anything
> like that !
> lol.
> scott
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