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John,
Well - I guess what
I must think of them as a long stud. What the correct technical term is I'm
unsure of.
Reminds me of when a mate of mine went looking for
a specific screw while he was in the States. Seems what he was really looking
for was a self tapping wood bolt. A screw was something else again - which we
shall not mention here.
There is a whole host of differing descriptions
from down here and up there.
When I was in the States in 2002, everytime I asked
for a top for something it was a cap, so I started to ask for caps of things and
they turned out to be tops - I gave up!
The only time I got offended was when everyone
thought I was a POM - apparently the American ear can't distinguish between the
English accent and the Australian accent. Most Australians don't have a broad
Aussie accent.
Actually a Southern chap was milling around while I
was discussing Vietnam with some American Veterans and he said " G.d D..m - what
part of the East Coast do you come from" I said " I don't come from the East
Coast, I come from down South" G.d D..m he said - " How far South!"
But I digress.
George (down under)
George, out of curiosity, what do you folks down
under call connecting rod bolts. JohnD
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