(OT) Metric - Back On Topic

[John Ross]

There is a margin of error.
0.010" is equivelant to .254mm.
The difference of that .004mm, adds up, and that is only to the third place
decimal.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenneetah" <yardbird@vermontel.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: (OT) Metric - Back On Topic


> Is it too late to remind people that the main advantage of Metric
> over English, that is decimal increments, is available in English.
> every time this subject has come up on this list, I've told people to
> go look in their favorite machinist catalog for steel rules of 16R
> gradations (32ds and 16ths on one side, and 10ths and 100ths t'other).
>
> 0.010" is equivalent to .25mm. Until my mid-40s I could still read
> them by eye, but they're still there with glasses and strong sunlight.
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