tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post8113840153940678058..comments2024-03-09T22:40:48.096+01:00Comments on Toolerable: Convert Milimeters to Inches with FractionsBrian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-11232727534840164862015-06-27T07:29:39.668+02:002015-06-27T07:29:39.668+02:00Did I say that? I rarely use one. 😀Did I say that? I rarely use one. 😀Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-36902176653041759712015-06-27T05:56:16.000+02:002015-06-27T05:56:16.000+02:00Good tip, I'm just not sure what this "pl...Good tip, I'm just not sure what this "plan" thing is that you refer to.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028867150859768771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-83274450207249059232015-06-26T08:17:00.643+02:002015-06-26T08:17:00.643+02:00I think being in Europe and using old tools forces...I think being in Europe and using old tools forces us to at some point.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-20847440763300540632015-06-26T08:15:27.547+02:002015-06-26T08:15:27.547+02:00I made a decision to keep my whole shop in inches ...I made a decision to keep my whole shop in inches when possible. Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-49834237874846339002015-06-26T08:13:53.217+02:002015-06-26T08:13:53.217+02:00I prefer not to measure anything if I can help it....I prefer not to measure anything if I can help it. When I do, I like that inches break down into more useful fractions than centimeters do.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-52215457781961829342015-06-26T08:10:52.501+02:002015-06-26T08:10:52.501+02:00I like to keep all of my tools matched up like mor...I like to keep all of my tools matched up like mortise chisels and plow planes.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-14575245272198218422015-06-26T08:08:33.752+02:002015-06-26T08:08:33.752+02:00Hi bob! I'm with you.Hi bob! I'm with you.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-1965242796556764622015-06-26T05:19:26.380+02:002015-06-26T05:19:26.380+02:00I work with both and I don't mind ;-)I work with both and I don't mind ;-)Aymerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444138173834377709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-40370609092927043872015-06-26T04:25:28.254+02:002015-06-26T04:25:28.254+02:00Yap and Yap, I know, metric is superiors in many w...Yap and Yap, I know, metric is superiors in many ways (you always play with whole numbers) but the biggest headaches always are in the conversion , it is always going to be a close (?) approximation, errors accumulate, rockets blow up at launch, and satellite get lost. Me I'm taking no chance, most of my antique tools are imperial :-)<br />Bob, who is fluent metric in my car Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-29215659206303835432015-06-25T22:03:12.602+02:002015-06-25T22:03:12.602+02:00Metric here, but I like the imperial for being eas...Metric here, but I like the imperial for being easy to divide up into smaller parts.<br /><br />some of my tools are imperial notably auger bits, so there goes. Surprisingly a lot of wood screws are more close to imperial than to metric, even if we've been metric for ages.<br />Diegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226135515824857947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-90105594909565294512015-06-25T21:30:02.721+02:002015-06-25T21:30:02.721+02:00Other side here.
While some of my tools or in im...Other side here. <br /><br />While some of my tools or in imperial units my shop converted to metric several years ago....One of the best moves I've made, measuring mistakes have been cut to almost never and it is so much quicker....little standing around around scratching my butt trying to figure how long is 2 3/16 + 5 7/8.<br /><br />I can understand hanging on to imperial because change is hard but even this old dog learned a new trick.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-82230731182722994392015-06-25T21:06:30.417+02:002015-06-25T21:06:30.417+02:00I'm in Canada where we convert to metric in th...I'm in Canada where we convert to metric in the 70s, but I still staunchly stick to inches.<br />I long ago banned all traces of metric measures on my tools, I tolerate the odd dual markings (imperial/metric) if I don't have a choices, but for all intend and purpose I work resolutely in Imperial measures. Long live the Queen :-)<br />But yes, that conversion comes in handy at time...<br />Bob, from the land of failed metric implementationValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.com