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Thread #103823   Message #2120494
Posted By: Amos
06-Aug-07 - 06:50 PM
Thread Name: The life of a thread
Subject: RE: The life of a thread
Jaysus, Severn, you are in a veritable fever of low-order creativity!!

The answer depends on the nature of the thread. Some have double-reply construction which provides longer thread life, others are built on a distinct bias, which offers less threadwear. The most primitive ones are built overly-simply and rely on injections of compressed hot air, which means they can blow a thread out very easily, as they tend to drift excessively.


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