Dekers Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Ok, I can get my head round metric pretty well because I have been bought up on both, but do you youngsters know what a foot or yard is, even a lb. We seem to be living in a real mixed up age, down the pub the beer is Imperial and the shorts invariably Metric. The crisps and peanuts are Metric but the steak on the menu is 10oz. We buy our petrol in litres not gallons, but drive the car in MPH not KPH. And we buy our tin of beans at a weight of 456g (which is of course 1 lb). So, are energy measurements in ft lb in shooting completely alien to the youngsters!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silpig5 Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 i live in a confusing world of both . hose size in imperial , but sold and used in the sixteenth system, hose fittings can be both metric and imprial , with imperial hose tails . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heladoxa Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Ask a mum what her new-born baby weighs in kilos :secret smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 So, are energy measurements in ft lb in shooting completely alien to the youngsters!! As a relative youngster (<30) I can't 'picture' a ft lb or a joule! They are both fairly intangible, but I couldn't quote you the legal limit in joules so I guess I am happier in imperial. I would measure things with a tape measure in cm/mm but walking or car distances in miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySmith Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 We are inching towards total metrication...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Can I get that 1" X 2" in a 4.5meter length......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 We are inching towards total metrication...... Like it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySmith Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Can I get that 1" X 2" in a 4.5meter length......... Dunno....but you can get an 8'x4'x1/2" sheet in 2440mm x 1220mm x 12mm.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Dunno....but you can get an 8'x4'x1/2" sheet in 2440mm x 1220mm x 12mm.................. No good mate, me screws are imperial............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySmith Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 No good mate, me screws are imperial............ Ah...you will need 50mm x 4.5mm WorzelSpiralBorers-PoziDrivelHeads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Ah...you will need 50mm x 4.5mm WorzelSpiralBorers-PoziDrivelHeads Will they fit my Irish screwdriver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySmith Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Will they fit my Irish screwdriver? Just ask for the Cloutemwellard type, and you'll be ok.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 I'm 36 and learnt the metric system at school then did a 4 year aircraft engineering apprenticeship and learnt the imperial system. DIY wise when i'm measuring i use whichever suits and is the easiest to remember, generally working to a 16th " or 2mm which to be honest is a mile compared to working to .005" or 5 thou by hand in metal Most stuff was referenced in imperial or morse, for an 1\8th " or .125" rivet you need a morse 30 drill which is .128" to allow 3 thou clearance, still have my little pocket book and tools i made all those years ago. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySmith Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 I am also a 'dual user' of Imperial and Metric, brought up with Imperial, Do miss 7/64" - 15/32" and the like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 One of my joiners (nearing retirement) phoned me the other day to say he need a piece of UPVC "2 metres 6 inches" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 I'm 36 and learnt the metric system at school then did a 4 year aircraft engineering apprenticeship and learnt the imperial system. DIY wise when i'm measuring i use whichever suits and is the easiest to remember, generally working to a 16th " or 2mm which to be honest is a mile compared to working to .005" or 5 thou by hand in metal Most stuff was referenced in imperial or morse, for an 1\8th " or .125" rivet you need a morse 30 drill which is .128" to allow 3 thou clearance, still have my little pocket book and tools i made all those years ago. Jon. 0.005", not a Trenchard Brat then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruxie hill Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 think thats bad when i was in the fab shop used to get drawings in decimal inches (bloody yanks) had to translate everything in to imperial bruxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySmith Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 think thats badwhen i was in the fab shop used to get drawings in decimal inches (bloody yanks) had to translate everything in to imperial bruxie 6.4375 inches just to jog your memory bruxie...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inshallah Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Temperature: centigrade in winter, fahrenheit in summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruxie hill Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 6.4375 inches just to jog your memory bruxie...... 6``7/16 of the top of my head bruxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsm1968 Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 I did an apprenticship in metric, but all our machinery was still imperial. Always had to re calculate all the dimensions off the drawings. Still always estimate in imperial, but measure metric. It's always about a foot until you measure and find it's 300mm. My current work involves a lot of volumes, wich I just can't do in imperial. Got a tank 12 foot by 8 foot with 4 foot 6 and 3/16th" depth. How much is in there? The americans I work with still do this and then work it out to cubic feet, or their gallons wich are only 3.66 litres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 i work in both,all the drawings at work are metric.if i have to get one of the younger lads to cut something for me i always make it a measurement with a 3/16th or 3/8th on it,poor ******* don't have a clue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySmith Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 i work in both,all the drawings at work are metric.if i have to get one of the younger lads to cut something for me i always make it a measurement with a 3/16th or 3/8th on it,poor ******* don't have a clue! I do that to my Son,anything to do with measurement always imperial..he has to work it out.. drives him nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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