Measurement Data

Here are various tables of possibly useful workshop information that I've gathered together.

PLEASE DO NOT RELY ON THESE TABLES FOR CRITICAL DATA. They DO contain errors.

Obviously, I don't know where the errors are; if I did I'd fix them. But I'm sure they're still there. I'd appreciate learning of any mistakes in these tables via an e-mail to "dmm@lemur.com".

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This first chart is a survival guide to the mixed inch/metric shop. Basically, it starts with a listing of every inch system numbered, lettered, and fractional drill (with metric conversions). Given this, it expands out the fractions (as I can never remember the relative order of 64ths, 32nds, and the like). To this it adds the standard numbered and fractional inch threads (their numbering system is different from the drill numbering system) and metric threads. Finally, it adds those "preferred" inch sizes not already present, and "preferred" metric sizes as per US and UK standards. All of this takes nine pages. The "Explanations and Rationalizations" of this take an entire page, and are certainly not without controversy.

• Metric, Inch, and Fractional Inch Drills, Sizes, Threads, and Preferred Sizes - as OpenOffice (.odt) source
• Metric, Inch, and Fractional Inch Drills, Sizes, Threads, and Preferred Sizes - as PDF

The second table gives all that is necessary to do the same using both US and UK preferred metric sizes and threads. All of the bazillion drill sizes become just decimal numbers, which don't need to be listed as such. It takes two pages.

• Metric Preferred Sizes and Threads, US and UK standards - as OpenOffice (.odt) source
• Metric Preferred Sizes and Threads, US and UK standards - as PDF

The third table gives all that is necessary to do the same using only the US preferred metric sizes and only "coarse" metric threads. It takes a single page.

• Metric Preferred Sizes and (Coarse) Threads, US standard only - as OpenOffice (.odt) source
• Metric Preferred Sizes and (Coarse) Threads, US standard only - as PDF

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