Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa confirms the USA is weird

[Faisal Imtiaz]

not so un-common as you would think.. 
especially when two wrenches are required at the same time.. (one to hold the 
bolt and another to tighten the nut). 

the nomenclature can vary from location to location :) 

Faisal Imtiaz 
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> From: "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com>
> To: af@afmug.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 5:45:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa confirms the USA is weird

> 5/16" is 0.3125". That maps to .793cm or 7.93mm.

> Call it 8mm and be done.
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
> On 3/17/2018 3:33 PM, Eric Kuhnke wrote:

>> So... I'm Canadian and mix metric and us units all the time. But isn't it 
>> weird
>> to have a combination of metric and US in one piece of hardware?

>> http://backhaul.help.mimosa.co/backhaul-install-b24-installation-mounting-alignment

>> 10mm and a 5/16"?

>> This will drive Europeans nuts.

>> At least with a radiowaves 1' or 2' dish you know it is all SAE and to forget
>> the metric tools...

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa confirms the USA is weird

[Adam Moffett]

We've been slow to adopt the international standard units for sure, but 
perhaps this represents progress.  Some years ago we would have used 
only SAE bolts and arrogantly scoffed at the notion of using metric 
ones.  Now we mostly accept that both types exist and we need to have 
both tool sets and be able to convert the units.  Maybe in another 
generation we'll be on board with metric bolts.



-- Original Message --
From: "Eric Kuhnke" <eric.kuh...@gmail.com>
To: af@afmug.com
Sent: 3/17/2018 6:33:16 PM
Subject: [AFMUG] Mimosa confirms the USA is weird

So... I'm Canadian and mix metric and us units all the time. But isn't 
it weird to have a combination of metric and US in one piece of 
hardware?


http://backhaul.help.mimosa.co/backhaul-install-b24-installation-mounting-alignment

10mm and a 5/16"?

This will drive Europeans nuts.

At least with a radiowaves 1' or 2' dish you know it is all SAE and to 
forget the metric tools...

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa confirms the USA is weird

[Bill Prince]

5/16" is 0.3125". That maps to .793cm or 7.93mm.

Call it 8mm and be done.

bp


On 3/17/2018 3:33 PM, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
So... I'm Canadian and mix metric and us units all the time. But isn't 
it weird to have a combination of metric and US in one piece of hardware?


http://backhaul.help.mimosa.co/backhaul-install-b24-installation-mounting-alignment

10mm *and *a 5/16"?

This will drive Europeans nuts.

At least with a radiowaves 1' or 2' dish you know it is all SAE and to 
forget the metric tools...

Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa confirms the USA is weird

[Mathew Howard]

It is a little odd, but it happens sometimes...

I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually 8mm, and they just say 5/16"
because that's  more common for nut drivers (in the US, anyway).

On Sat, Mar 17, 2018, 5:33 PM Eric Kuhnke  wrote:

> So... I'm Canadian and mix metric and us units all the time. But isn't it
> weird to have a combination of metric and US in one piece of hardware?
>
>
> http://backhaul.help.mimosa.co/backhaul-install-b24-installation-mounting-alignment
>
> 10mm *and *a 5/16"?
>
> This will drive Europeans nuts.
>
> At least with a radiowaves 1' or 2' dish you know it is all SAE and to
> forget the metric tools...
>
>
>

[AFMUG] Mimosa confirms the USA is weird

[Eric Kuhnke]

So... I'm Canadian and mix metric and us units all the time. But isn't it
weird to have a combination of metric and US in one piece of hardware?

http://backhaul.help.mimosa.co/backhaul-install-b24-installation-mounting-alignment

10mm *and *a 5/16"?

This will drive Europeans nuts.

At least with a radiowaves 1' or 2' dish you know it is all SAE and to
forget the metric tools...