I wasn't going to go there, but if you want half a warhol of amusement: Strange, funny and baffling units for measuring almost anything | PingdomSo is no one using Biblical cubits? or hand breadths?
I wasn't going to go there, but if you want half a warhol of amusement: Strange, funny and baffling units for measuring almost anything | PingdomSo is no one using Biblical cubits? or hand breadths?
LOLBoard-meter feet of lumber? HHhhhmmm!
So is no one using Biblical cubits? or hand breadths?
Points. I forgot about that one.My favorite little crosscut saw is graduated in Picas and points. Its a printer's saw and the typographic measurement system is a rabbit hole no woodworker wants to go down....ever.
The detent clicks on the stop are in .01383" increments.
I stuck down a segment of a left over mylar tape rule so I could at least read in inches. I figured that one day I'd put down a proper reading scale.
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PE exam, they mix the units in the same question.Theyre just units, as long as you dont mix them, you can whatever suits you.
You mean like 14 inches and 7 mm + 13cm and 13/64 inch?Theyre just units, as long as you dont mix them, you can whatever suits you.
I switched to metric a while ago and I doubt I would ever go back. On the other hand, I was told there are two type of countries in the world those that use metric and the one that put a man on the moonJust an informal query on preferences. We are so used to fractional but it can be a real pain. Been working more off decimal but was considering forcing myself to retrain to metric. Would have to recalibrate a "scooch" and an "***" to mm.
What are your preferences?
Enough thinking. Finished my second cup of coffee so off to the shop.
I use all 3 and would prefer metric. I wish the USA would transition to metric. Having ounces to measure volume and weight is wacko. IMO.
Yes I know, it is to determine if you can deal with it or not (I do it it daily myself) but, my point is, who cares which one? Theyre just numbers.PE exam, they mix the units in the same question.
Not sure about the new ones, but helped my son a number of years back repair his Chevy Camaro. Front end was metric, rear end underneath was imperial, means one needs both metric and imperial tools to work on the same vehicle. I just thought that was really dumb and pretty bad Engineering.Yes I know, it is to determine if you can deal with it or not (I do it it daily myself) but, my point is, who cares which one? Theyre just numbers.
But that country is the one who missed Mars as they confused measurements!I switched to metric a while ago and I doubt I would ever go back. On the other hand, I was told there are two type of countries in the world those that use metric and the one that put a man on the moon