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minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoIn US machine shops if they’re getting down to that level of measurement, they’ll switch over to milli-inches. Yes, milli-inches are an actual unit in use.
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoWhy don’t they use 1024ths? Gotta commit to the bit if you wanna be taken seriously.
minus-squareJustPlainDave@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoYes, machine shop use thousandths, but 99.9% of the population will never do that.
In US machine shops if they’re getting down to that level of measurement, they’ll switch over to milli-inches.
Yes, milli-inches are an actual unit in use.
Why don’t they use 1024ths? Gotta commit to the bit if you wanna be taken seriously.
Yes, machine shop use thousandths, but 99.9% of the population will never do that.