CFM Frodo Posted September 14, 2019 Author CFM Report Posted September 14, 2019 I got off my lazy buttock and just reversed engendered the thing in numbers I understand now i have a template Quote Singer 66, Chi Chi Patcher, Rex 26-188, singer 29k62 , 2-needles D.C.F.M
wizard of tragacanth Posted September 14, 2019 Report Posted September 14, 2019 All of my measuring tools have both inches and millimeters -- rulers, yard sticks and steel tapes. I didn't know that you could buy one that didn't. nick Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted September 14, 2019 Contributing Member Report Posted September 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, wizard of tragacanth said: All of my measuring tools have both inches and millimeters -- rulers, yard sticks, cloth tapes and steel tapes. I did not know that you could buy one that did not have both. oh, aye ye can. I have sewing tape measures just in metric or just imperial and some with both. Some tape measures which have both have the two scales on opposite sides of the material ie, front & back and some have the measures on each edge. When it comes to rulers I dislike the ones which have the measures on each edge but starting at opposite ends. Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
wizard of tragacanth Posted September 14, 2019 Report Posted September 14, 2019 5 hours ago, fredk said: oh, aye ye can. I have sewing tape measures just in metric or just imperial and some with both. Some tape measures which have both have the two scales on opposite sides of the material ie, front & back and some have the measures on each edge. When it comes to rulers I dislike the ones which have the measures on each edge but starting at opposite ends. Okay, Fred... maybe on your side of the Pond. It seems like every time that I pick up my ruler, I have the wrong side up. If I need inches, its millimeters or vice versa. Ha! I once had a girlfriend from Oxford. I asked her what was the best thing about living in the US? Her answer was -- flow-through tea bags! That was nearly 30 years ago. Maybe you have them over there now! nick Quote
Members Handstitched Posted September 16, 2019 Members Report Posted September 16, 2019 I put both measurements on the price tags of my belts, both inches & centimetres. I work in both, for example, a 38" belt is 97 cm , 37" is 94 cm , and so on. A lot of my customers are either or neither and can't make their damn minds up !!! "You like potato and I like potahto You like tomato and I like tomahto Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto Let's call the whole thing off " HS Quote ' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus, He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '
CFM Frodo Posted September 16, 2019 Author CFM Report Posted September 16, 2019 I have a metric crescent wrench. I finally got of my rear end and made the template in inches from a metric system the conversion was really very easy using common sense and not over thinking Quote Singer 66, Chi Chi Patcher, Rex 26-188, singer 29k62 , 2-needles D.C.F.M
Northmount Posted September 16, 2019 Report Posted September 16, 2019 42 minutes ago, Frodo said: I have a metric crescent wrench. My crescent wrenches fit all measurement systems! My pipe wrenches also! Tom Quote
mikesc Posted September 16, 2019 Report Posted September 16, 2019 ^^^ What Tom said. Quote "Don't you know that women are the only works of Art" .. ( Don Henley and "some French painter in a field" )
CFM Frodo Posted September 16, 2019 Author CFM Report Posted September 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, Northmount said: My crescent wrenches fit all measurement systems! My pipe wrenches also! Tom mine also..but it says ''metric'' which makes me laugh when i see it Quote Singer 66, Chi Chi Patcher, Rex 26-188, singer 29k62 , 2-needles D.C.F.M
Northmount Posted September 16, 2019 Report Posted September 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Frodo said: mine also..but it says ''metric'' which makes me laugh when i see it I have crescent wrench that has a mm scale on one side of the jaw, and fractional inches on the other side. I guess that's to help pick the right box end wrench after you bust your knuckles. Tom Quote
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