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Lew Hodgett Lew Hodgett is offline
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Default your thoughts on metric


"Lee" wrote:

I am getting a bit fed-up with the 15/32...13/64... and the rest of

the crap
measurements we use here. Why shouldn't I go to what the rest of the

world
uses? Metric. Please no political BS. Seems like using 10's is a lot
easier.No I'm not too old to change (62).G


Time is on the side of metric.

40 years ago when the metric change was proposed, the investment in
tooling, supplies, supporting infrastructure in the USA was
tremendous.

Today a lot of that investment has become obsolete or consumed.

The change today would be easier, tomorrow easier yet.

Lew