The holy grail of steel rulers

[MikeJhn]

Its unfortunately the old guard that will not let go of Imperial, still baffles me why we are still buying sheet materials at 1220 x 2440 and they mostly imported?

Mike

 

[t8hants]

I don't know for certain, but I suspect it is because the American market is and will remain Imperial, it was the case for the aircraft industry when I was in that.

 

[DTR]

mm all the way when accuracy is required

When accuracy is required, forget the numbers and transfer the measurements directly with the gauge / calipers / dividers / storey stick / etc :wink:

Yes imperial is great for rough work.

My lathe is calibrated in Imperial. 0.001" not accurate enough for you? (or 0.0254mm if that floats your boat?) :wink:



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[ED65]

I love metric versus imperial threads. Right up there with sharpening.

Absolutely. They're just as fruitful!

 

[MikeJhn]

Ahh yes our American cousins will not let go, thats why all our woodworking machines have Imperial fittings and slots, such a nuisance and now we have Trump Arghhhhhhhh

Mike

 

[Woodmonkey]

Well these arrived today, and they seem like excellent quality, I like dieter schmid - fast postage, well packaged and a free bag of sweets!

 

[Beau]

mm all the way when accuracy is required

When accuracy is required, forget the numbers and transfer the measurements directly with the gauge / calipers / dividers / storey stick / etc :wink:

Yes imperial is great for rough work.

My lathe is calibrated in Imperial. 0.001" not accurate enough for you? (or 0.0254mm if that floats your boat?) :wink:



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Only having a bit of fun with the old timers

 

[DTR]

Only having a bit of fun with the old timers

There all just numbers on a scale to me. I'd be quite happy using a stick calibrated in bananas (and subdivided into tangerines). But like Phil.p's 20ths ruler, I run into trouble if I get it confused with my Satsuma-calibrated stick........

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I did read a long time ago that this Country's government back in the '60s (iirc) believed that the USA were to go metric, hence the willingness to go along with it. Pity they either did or didn't instead of the halfy halfy system we have now.

 

[DTR]

Pity they either did or didn't instead of the halfy halfy system we have now.

Quite agree. Where's the logic in selling ply in 6 / 9 / 12 / 18mm sizes?

 

[transatlantic]

Pity they either did or didn't instead of the halfy halfy system we have now.

Quite agree. Where's the logic in selling ply in 6 / 9 / 12 / 18mm sizes?

I thought they chose 18mm because it's twice the distance between the average persons nostrils?

 

[MikeJhn]

And it gets worse, we are the only country that uses 15mm copper pipe, in Europe they use 1mm walled copper in 6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22 each one fitting inside the other for straight soldered joints without couplers, despite the change to PER and Multicouche by most jobbing builders, copper is still used by most half decent Artisans.

Mike

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Yeah, but ... but ... our way must be best, we've always done it like that!

 

[MikeJhn]

Woodmonkey see what you started 72 people wasting their respective time and 1122 posts in five days, must be some kind of record.

Mike

 

[Woodmonkey]

I just wanted to gloat about my new rulers!

 

[woodbrains]

I just wanted to gloat about my new rulers!

Hello,

They are bloody RULES. At least us Imperial guys can speak English, what have the Europeans done to us!

Mike.

 

[Woodmonkey]

When I went to school they were called rulers. Rules were what you had follow to not get in trouble.
Cue another 6 pages of pointless arguing! I'm off to play with my new RULERS!

 

[woodpig]

And it gets worse, we are the only country that uses 15mm copper pipe, in Europe they use 1mm walled copper in 6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22 each one fitting inside the other for straight soldered joints without couplers, despite the change to PER and Multicouche by most jobbing builders, copper is still used by most half decent Artisans.

Mike

I seem to remember that when McLaren built their facility near Woking they didn't want any "Mickey Mouse" stuff in it. I think the plumbers were banned from bringing copper pipe on site. Plastic was also frowned upon except for waste systems. I believe it was all done in stainless steel wherever possible. A great deal of attention to detail was also applied, all pipes had to be straight and level and an equal distance from each other. No pipes were allowed to cross any other pipes either. God knows where they found plumbers able to do the job to this standard. :lol:

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I remember working for years in a building that had been re plumbed with stainless steel during the copper shortage (due to the embargo on S. African exports) in the mid '60s. The stainless was a poor quality alloy and every once in a while would blow a rusty pin hole, which being small would sometimes be leaking for months before anything showed. Horrible stuff.

 

[woodpig]

Mine arrived today from Japan, only took nine days. It's very nicely made.