the story of Standard Temperature

[Phil]

"The job facing Packard when they undertook manufacture of the Merlin was daunting to say the least. It’s bad enough having to build a complex product like the Merlin but exacerbating the situation was the fact no tool maker in the U.S. made Whitworth taps or dies. Therefore, Packard were forced into making their own. Although this created a significant hurdle to overcome, the effort was well worth it, Packard and Rolls-Royce components were interchangeable."

Well, you only had to ask - we'd have lent you some. And a spanner.

Phil M1GWZ



On 9 Nov 2015, at 05:44, Alex Fraser wrote:

> On an email list once a guy asked "what is a  Whitworth?",  Some wag answered "two half wits".  That pun has infected my brain for years...
> 

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