[SEL] SAE origins please

[Dave Croft]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Lowe" <plowe at exemail.com.au>
To: "Oldengine.org" <stationary-engine at oldengine.org>; "ATIS" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 8:46 AM
Subject: [SEL] SAE origins please


> Hi Guys
> What is the origin or wording behind the wrench sizes SAE, does SAE stand for Society of Automotive Engineers ????
> I have heard of SAE as we all have, but never bothered to work out what it means until I just stumbled across something 
> on the Web today to do with R&V.
> Regards
> Peter Lowe

Hi Peter, I wondered why you didn't just google the question but when I tried it I found no one will give you the answer.
see http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/SAE which seems to suggest either "Society of Automotive Engineers" or 
"Society of American Engineers".  I hope someone knows more!
Dave Croft
Warrington
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