On 2014-05-05, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
"DoN. Nichols" fired this volley in
:

To convert thousandths of an inch to mm, you simply multiply by
25.4.

REALLY, Don?

First, you jab the guy for a simple typographical error, then you give an
incorrect conversion to answer to his question?

O.K. Multiply the dimension in inches by 25.4. In the case of
thousandths of an inch, I automatically use the decimal form (0.001" not
1").

As for the typo -- I wanted to make sure that he was really
talking about a shear. At leat I know one meaning for shar (and it does
not need clearances in any units. :-) But there may be other meanings
too. I usually ignore typos if I understand what was meant, unless they
could shift the meaning of the question.

Thanks for catching it,
DoN.

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