On 4/7/2015 9:50 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 7 April 2015 at 16:40, dave <[email protected]> wrote: >> I worked in metric all my life ... weight, volume, etc but not distance. > > This last week I have been doing some building work at my parents > house. For reasons that I am not clear on, I did all the plasterboard > (drywall) work in metric and the wood work in imperial. > > When machining I guess in imperial and measure in metric.
I milled a 14 DP 14.5 PA 20 tooth gear using 5/64" end mills. (Several of them as they kept breaking.) Was slow going at 5K RPM and 2 inches per minute feed. Today I made a stepper motor mounting plate with metric measurements. I've no problem with using both. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BPM Camp - Free Virtual Workshop May 6th at 10am PDT/1PM EDT Develop your own process in accordance with the BPMN 2 standard Learn Process modeling best practices with Bonita BPM through live exercises http://www.bonitasoft.com/be-part-of-it/events/bpm-camp-virtual- event?utm_ source=Sourceforge_BPM_Camp_5_6_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VA_SF _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
