Useful easy to use conversion table

[Graham Orm]

Metric to imperial or vise versa. Increments as fine or large as you wish.
http://www.metric-conversions.org/lengt ... -table.htm

 

[AES]

Good one, bookmarked, thanks Graham

Krgds
AES

 

[Frank S]

This is rubbish. 1 mm = 0.03937, and 3/64 = 0.046875. this table states that 1 mm = 3/64. So use a Dzeus book of tables.
F.

 

[woodbrains]

Hello,

Conversions are always inaccurate, so don't. Use millimetres when specified and inches when they are specified. There is no point in converting, other than for your own sense of scale, if you've been accustomed to one over the other. And especially don't mix the two!

Mike.

 

[stuartpaul]

Hello,

............ And especially don't mix the two!

Mike.

Exactly, - now where's my 8 x 4 sheet of 18mm?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

And my 3.1 metre piece of 4" x 2"?

 

[DTR]

Conversions are always inaccurate, so don't. Use millimetres when specified and inches when they are specified. There is no point in converting,.

That's not always possible though. I appreciate it's not woodworking, but my engineers lathe is calibrated in imperial. If something is specified in metric then I have no choice but to do a conversion at some stage (usually along the lines of "how many thou do I need to take off to achieve this metric size?" ). In which case I use a Zeus book as suggested by Frank S.

When it comes to woodworking I prefer not to use numbers at all

 

[Owl]

When it comes to woodworking I prefer not to use numbers at all

I prefer to use a woodworker