Brass Hexagon Sizes

Brass Hexagon Sizes

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14 February 2015 at 18:04 #179789
David Cambridge
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Hi All

A very basic question this time – if I bought some 10 mm brass hexagon, which dimension does the 10 mm in the below diagram refer to (red, green, blue or none of them ?)

Thanks

David
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14 February 2015 at 18:04 #7475
David Cambridge
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Brass Hexagon Sizes
14 February 2015 at 18:07 #179790
Tim Stevens
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Green – the size for M6 screws and nuts. And, incidentally, the easiest of the three to measure.

Cheers, Tim
14 February 2015 at 18:08 #179791
mechman48
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I've always measured AF ..across flats.. Green

George
14 February 2015 at 18:08 #179792
David Cambridge
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Thanks Tim – much appreciated (this forum is fantastic, less than five minutes to get an answer!)
14 February 2015 at 18:09 #179793
David Cambridge
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And thanks to George as well!
15 February 2015 at 13:42 #179863
Neil Wyatt
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You know David, that was a really good question to ask. I like the diagram.

Neil
15 February 2015 at 17:30 #179885
Another JohnS
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It is a good question, as Neil says.

I remember wondering what "AF" meant – as England and Canada (and…) speak different versions of the same language – many of the technical designations for materials are different.

It was one of those forehead-slappingly obvious ones when I realized that it meant "Across the Flats" – at least, I think that's what it means!

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