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  2. Furring - Wikipedia

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    Vertical, metal furring is applied to the wall to create a channel and receive the siding material. In construction, furring (furring strips) are strips of wood or other material applied to a structure to level or raise the surface, to prevent dampness, to make space for insulation, to level and resurface ceilings or walls, [1] or to increase the beam of a wooden ship.

  3. List of drill and tap sizes - Wikipedia

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    For both of these rules of thumb (85%/90% and major minus pitch), the tap drill size yielded is not necessarily the only possible one, but it is a good one for general use. The 85% and 90% rules works best in the range of 1 ⁄ 4 –1 in (6.4–25.4 mm), the sizes most important on many shop floors. Some sizes outside that range have different ...

  4. British Association screw threads - Wikipedia

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    The design was first proposed by the British Association in 1884 [1] [2] with a thread angle and depth based on the Swiss Thury thread, [3] it was adopted by the Association in 1903. The Thury thread was different in that it went both positive and negative all the way up to a size of −20 which was 75.2 mm diameter by 8.23 mm pitch (p). The ...

  5. Wall stud - Wikipedia

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    Steel studs are gaining popularity as a non-combustible alternative, especially for non load-bearing walls, and are required in some firewalls. In New Zealand, the required lumber size and spacing of wall studs are determined using NZS 3604 Timber-framed buildings table 8.2 for loadbearing walls and table 8.4 for non-loadbearing walls. [4]

  6. ISO metric screw thread - Wikipedia

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    A metric ISO screw thread is designated by the letter M followed by the value of the nominal diameter D (the maximum thread diameter) and the pitch P, both expressed in millimetres and separated by a dash or sometimes the multiplication sign, × (e.g. M8-1.25 or M8×1.25).

  7. Preferred metric sizes - Wikipedia

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    A standard metric (concrete) block is 190 mm wide, 390 mm long, and 190 mm high, which allows for 10 mm mortar joints in between bricks, giving a standard unit size of 200 mm square by 400 mm long. [3] A standard metric brick is 90 by 57 by 190 mm; with 10 mm of mortar, that produces a standard unit of 100 mm x 200 mm. [3]

  8. Panzergewinde - Wikipedia

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    An assortment of PG cable glands.Similar glands with DIN/ISO metric threads are also available. The Stahlpanzerrohrgewinde (German: [ˈʃtaːlˌpantsɐʁoːɐ̯.ɡəˌvɪndə], "steel conduit thread") standard for screw threads, more often called by the shortened Panzergewinde (German: [ˈpantsɐɡəˌvɪndə]), was a technical standard created in Germany and subsequently used in Switzerland ...

  9. Open web steel joist - Wikipedia

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    The depth of the bearing seat at the ends of underslung LH- and DLH-Series Joists have been established at 5 inches (130 mm) for chord section number 2 through 17. A bearing seat depth of 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (190 mm) has been established for the DLH Series chord section number 18 through 25. [1]