tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5325756441441568181.post5071469560666271956..comments2023-03-29T06:46:09.965-05:00Comments on House of 42 Doors: Standards? I scoff at your petty standardsMs. Huis Herselfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965333243525156916noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5325756441441568181.post-48229643115558888692009-12-07T22:42:49.486-06:002009-12-07T22:42:49.486-06:00If you are looking for a plumbing fitting, you wan...If you are looking for a plumbing fitting, you want to be in the plumbing section, not the nuts and bolts section. plumbing stuff has a different thread pattern because of the constraints of the job. Thin nuts have to be of finer thread than regular nuts and bolts to engage properly, thus a funky type of nut/ bathroom hardware combination. Of course, then there is every brand and their stupid proprietary parts. DARN YOU ITALY AND FRANCE AND YOUR STUPID NOT STANDARD BIKE PART EVERYTHING!!! <br /><br />ah... sorry. That just slipped out...Suzurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03208748485344870787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5325756441441568181.post-88501308784459948742009-12-07T14:58:17.385-06:002009-12-07T14:58:17.385-06:00Perhaps it's non-standard because some idiot t...Perhaps it's non-standard because some idiot tried to tap it out and screwed up in some manner or another? <br /><br />The best place I've found for brass (or bronze, if you want to be really hardcore) is a good boat supply store.Christopher Busta-Peckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.com