Originally Posted by
maddog34
funny thing about the differences in Nipple lengths... the 16 mm nipples have the same length of threaded portion as a 14 or 12mm nipple does... and the 8 mm of internal threads are at the head end, not the squared end.......... check it out if you don't believe it.
This statement is false. Threaded legths of nipples can vary between say 12,14,16 mm of the same type and manufacturer. Ive attached a picture of some real life data I compiled some years ago. Things are subject to change of course.