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[Clueless Morgan]

I thought that was just so you could remember which way to turn to tighten and which way to loosen - righty-tighty, lefty-loosey style.  It sure cuts down on the anarchy in construction that way...

That doesn't work so well in other languages...

Then y'all need to speak a language where it works.

[pocaracas]

That doesn't work so well in other languages...

Then y'all need to speak a language where it works.

What was the use of the Tower of Babel, then?

[Fireball]

Unless they are left-hand threaded screws.

Like the ones on acetylene tanks. 

There's a damned good reason for that, as I am sure you well know. :nod:

Unless they are left-hand threaded screws.

Those exist for special purposes... mostly child safety!

Anyplace a fastener is employed that attaches something that would come loose if a right handed fastener is used, will have a left hand thread. An example would be in marine applications with two (or four) engines. One will spin one way, the other will spin the opposite, to avoid a side force. The bolt holding some of the parts on the crankshaft of the counter rotating engine will be left handed. Also, turnbuckles employ right and left hand threads-

Turnbuckle

[ignoramus]

And obviously things like saws, grinders, etc, where the thread needs to tighten, not loosen as the blade rotates...

[WinterHold]

Felt sounds like work.

Looks like something out of the movie, Gangs Of New York!

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[pocaracas]

How about a sunset on the Thames?

[brewer]

And obviously things like saws, grinders, etc, where the thread needs to tighten, not loosen as the blade rotates...

This started as a bad joke and y'all went serious techy on me. 

So screw you and your backwards thread. I'm cotter pin all the way.

[Fireball]

And obviously things like saws, grinders, etc, where the thread needs to tighten, not loosen as the blade rotates...

This started as a bad joke and y'all went serious techy on me. 

So screw you and your backwards thread. I'm cotter pin all the way.

Lockwire.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Like the ones on acetylene tanks. 

There's a damned good reason for that, as I am sure you well know. :nod:

One time when I was on the inport fire party the word was  passed "Fire in the acetylene storage racks." My reaction was very natural, but they caught me jumping off the bow.

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Looks like something out of the movie, Gangs Of New York!

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Nah, that's a beaver hat.

[A Theist]

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No, it's not wool. It's fur felt. This particular hat is probably a blend of beaver and rabbit furs. If you ever buy a fedora or a western hat you want to make sure it's fur and not wool. Wool doesn't hold up well at all and is only used for cheaply made hats. I definitely use water to get it wet for reblocking. I'll also dampen the hat with water to crease it. Fur has good "memory" and it will retain the crease you put in it.

Presumably you would have to buy a hat slightly smaller than the finished size you want it at then because you couldn't exactly "shrink" the hat down could you? But you could stretch it over a form a little bit once the fibers are loosened by the water?

It's easier to size up than to size down. But, you can buy a hat in the same size you wear and reblock it to an open crown shape that you prefer. For example, if the hat has a noticeable tapered crown shape that you don't like you can get a straight sided block and reshape it for a straighter crown....and the water makes it pliable to work with. I wear a 7 1/4 in a hat size but I'll buy a smaller 7 1/8 Western hat and size it up. The smaller sized vintage hats are cheaper in price to buy. Here's one I'm working on now. This one is an early '60s 3X Beaver felt Resistol Western hat in Navy Blue with a black ribbon and black brim binding. I'll be converting this to a fedora and I have it on a straight sided hat block. I'll also cut the brim down to 2 3/4 wide and reuse the original brim binding, the ribbon, the liner and the sweat band bow. It's a 7 1/4 already so I won't be changing the size. I'll just be changing out the open crown shape.

Here's how it originally looked. Notice the tapered crown.


Here it is on a straight sided block to make the crown straighter


The original liner was downright filthy but I cleaned it up like new and will reuse it. I'll even put the original manufacturer's label back in too.


...and I'll even reuse the original red sweat band bow too after I sew in a new goat skin leather sweat