What is your preferred measurement scale?

[glenn bradley]

Wow, over 90 posts. No wonder we can't decide

[Jim Becker]

Wow, over 90 posts. No wonder we can't decide

It's unlikely there will be a consensus anytime soon in this forum on what is a very subjective thing. But I think that most would be fine with the idea that for personal work, it doesn't matter what measurement scale one uses as long as they are consistent and committed to it. I think that most would also agree that for collaborative efforts, one system needs to be embraced for the project...mixing measurement systems at the same time can be, um..."interesting".

I will make a personal speculation that at some point in time, metric will gain more visible hold in the US since it's already deeply embedded in industry and science and has been for a long time. (Relevant to woodworking, I went to make an adjustment on my US-manufactured CNC machine yesterday and note that all the fasteners are metric) There will still be personal resistance, but I think it's inevitable that the global community will actually come together on this. It may not be in many of our lifetimes, but...I think it will happen.

[John Gulick]

We are creatures of habit. I don't think the US will ever change.

[Chris Parks]

We are creatures of habit. I don't think the US will ever change.

Whether you want to admit it or not it has already started and big industry has already done.

[Bill Jobe]

We are creatures of habit. I don't think the US will ever change.

But she'd better be light on her feet. (or is that foot.
Nah. That's eons away. Or, 6yards.

"A product of Midwest shcooling."

[Mike Kreinhop]

My unit of measurement at work and home is metric. After being stationed in Germany for almost 21 years, accepting the metric system was not optional. Our architectural and engineering drawings from U.S. sources must be metric, as components that make up or go into our facilities must be locally sourced. In my own shop, everything is metric.

The transition from Imperial to Metric was easy, but I don't remember when the transition was complete. When I'm back in the U.S., I have to mentally convert inches to millimeters when I'm looking at tools or hardware.