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Originally posted by triggertreat:

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Originally posted by 6guns:

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Originally posted by triggertreat:
On high speed centrifuges it was lefty tighty on the internal bowl parts and righty tighty on the external module parts. Muscle memory made it easy but it was a bitch working normal things off work.

I was going mention purifier retaining rings...kind of a specialized field.

Yes it is. Do you work in the field?

Retired marine engineer. Fuel oil and lube oil are purified and fuel sometimes clarified too.

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Originally posted by Hamden106:

Left threads, right threads. And centrist threads. I have here in my hand a "screw" with threads neither left or right. The thread cuts are rings with no left or right pitch.

Non-binary.

Some H-D clutch hub nuts.

Watch screws have two dimples for left threads.

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Originally posted by StorminNormin:
Threaded barrels:

Sig220 - righty tighty lefty loosey.

Sig226 - lefty tighty righty loosey.

I totally don’t understand why these are different. Drives me nuts.

Me, too. I rarely use a suppressor on my P226 and it usually takes me a few tries before I remember which direction to remove the thread protector.

pump impeller bolts, depending on the direction of rotation.

The muzzle on my AK47.

My WW2 Bantam Jeep ammo trailer is lefty tighty on
driver side, righty tighty on passenger side.

Plus it had original military issue non drop center 16" rims but came apart in middle making two rim halves using socket....or crescent wrench if that was all that was available.

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