The thickness of a dime

[Brian.Evans]

We see a lot of people ask how thick to leave their edges before heat treat. They are often told to leave them the thickness of a dime. Other people say .020-.030".

So how thick is a dime?

Stacy said the other day that it was about .050". I finally bought a caliper (I've always wanted one) and thought maybe this would be a good way to play with it a bit.

I gathered $1.50 in dimes from our change jar. The thickest was .0540" and the thinnest was .0490", with an average of .0507". Looks like Stacy was right.

So, half a dime'll do 'ya!

Have a good night everyone!

 

[SBuzek]

Half a dime will do ya,but that don't mean thick as a nickle.
Everybody should have a set of calipers.Even a 10 buck set from HF is good enough to start.

Stan