Harry, Computer controlled machine tools can easily cut parts to 25.4 mm with tolerances to fractions of a mm. I’m certain, without direct proof, that many factories in China use them. On Dec 7, 2015, at 9:10 PM, Harry Wyeth <hbwy...@gmail.com<mailto:hbwy...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I can't give you an example, but I know that I have seen hardware items and others made in China that claim to be "xyz inches" or having an ounce capacity. Of course, I understand that the Chinese factories themselves probably measure and manufacture these things in SI, but they appear to be inch-pound when they appear here. I wonder if they manufacture something labeled as one inch as really 2.54 cm, and how would they do such a minute measurement? HARRY On 12/7/15 1447:47, mechtly, eugene a wrote: Harry, Where do you find evidence that “... foreign manufacturers .. manufacture in inch-pound…”? I believe that they manufacture primarily in SI Units of Measurement! December 7, 2015, at 4:29 PM, Harry Wyeth <<mailto:hbwy...@gmail.com>hbwy...@gmail.com<mailto:hbwy...@gmail.com>> wrote: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: China and US SI usage Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 10:51:57 -0800 From: Harry Wyeth <mailto:hbwy...@gmail.com> <hbwy...@gmail.com><mailto:hbwy...@gmail.com> To: USMA Disc <mailto:u...@ycolostate.edu> <u...@ycolostate.edu><mailto:u...@ycolostate.edu> Great idea for China and any other SI country to stop pandering to US stuck-in-the-muddiness. It may make sense for foreign manufacturers to continue to manufacture in inch-pound for a while so US sellers can change their packaging, etc., but it is incredible to read that Chinese publishers drop down to using inch-pound in their own documents, even if they are in the English language. That's really stupid. HARRY WYETH _______________________________________________ USMA mailing list USMA@colostate.edu<mailto:USMA@colostate.edu> https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.colostate.edu_cgi-2Dbin_mailman_listinfo_usma&d=BQMDaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=BpxbfWo0gcPQHL0R58p0D96tVlzZlsjR_iWGK6ETi80&m=dexck5WeEgJS4-6XQo5-ABvHA2GMWXDuXk4aSgkmVI0&s=MxA-wAfGb2ou3azEYC2w8hB5sTIQLqCWxczX_lHRbcM&e=>
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