how thick is .200"

[Bruce Bump]

Is it "measure twice cut once" or "measure once cut twice"?

 

[howiesatwork]

Sometimes it's just "looks good to me", or "close enough for government work"...
Mark it twice, and cut between the lines?
Eyeballing is sometimes the best way.

 

[J. Keeton]

I don't like metric :grumpy:

I am with you on that. Blame the French it's their fault. :foot:

Metric = haveing to have 2 sets of tools = $$$

 

[frugalweaver]

Metric = haveing to have 2 sets of tools = $$$

That's the easy way!

 

[CanDo]

I often use metric for either precise measurements or just for simplicity. I'll usually end up with things being so many fractions of an inch in one direction and so many mm in the other...

Which would you rather add?
1 1/2+3 7/16+ 2 5/8 + 5 3/32 "
-Or-
11 + 72 + 38 + 5 mm

Celcius scale gives a false sense of logic. after all, it's based on the phase changes of water. However, farenheit is based on the maximum and minimum normal temperatures for a temperate zone. This makes the more abstract farenheit more intuitive.


As far as measuring and planning goes, I often get way too caught up in it. For the thrower that I'm working on, I'm trying to keep it more art than science. If nothing else, it will give me something to improve upon next time.

 

[J. Keeton]

That's the easy way!

Lol, let me re-phrase that. I ment to say 2 sets of snap-on tools.

 

[JCaswell]

Is it "measure twice cut once" or "measure once cut twice"?

I think in this case it's "Third time is the charm!"

 

[Phillip Patton]

Is it "measure twice cut once" or "measure once cut twice"?

Around here it's "measure once, cut three times". My motto is, "If at first you don't succeed, you must be a Patton".
What was it Red Green said? "If it's not broken, then you're not trying"?

 

[Dan Gray]

Which would you rather add?
1 1/2+3 7/16+ 2 5/8 + 5 3/32 "
-Or-
11 + 72 + 38 + 5 mm

.

I'd rather add this

1.5
3.4375
2.625
5.09375
________
how many miles is one 5 MM

 

[howiesatwork]

0.000003107, Dan:

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

How thick is .210?

 

[Dan Gray]

0.000003107, Dan:

now you guys are just funning now

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

No. Not me!