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This is apropos of nothing, other than being a curious observation: 16 gauge metal is, to a very good approximation, 1.6 mm (or 16 tenths of a mm for the metric machinists among us) thick, which is, again to a woodworker's approximation, 1/16 of an inch.
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There you go mixing measuring systems in the same sentence. LOL
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Yes, but I didn't advocate for any of them ;-)Originally Posted by Jim Becker
There you go mixing measuring systems in the same sentence. LOL
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-40 is -40.
~mike
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16 - was also the age of Mrs. Doug Hutchison (remember Percy from the Green Mile?) - Jerry and Elvis asked him why he went for such an old spinster
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And it's bloody cold in both systems.
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When it comes to wrenches, I always think of the 5/X factor >
5/32" = 4mm, 5/16" = 8mm, 5/8" = 16mm and so on.
Remembering this list also is helpful >
Metric to SAE Wrenches.png
British Whitworth (BSW) seems to have disappeared, though there are still a few in my flat wrench accumulation.
jtk
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