FB Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 For you older members to help if poss?? what is 3/32 (thats inchs ) in mm???....and how do you get it to mm, i can do the normal inchs to mm but this ones beyond my pre metric brain :D \ \ \ i think it is around 2mm?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 2.4mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 2.4mm cheers Mark explain!!! i have some alu tubing, i think its 3/32 but measures just over 2mm so wanted to be sure before i order some more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 i've a pack of plastic pipe at 3/32 and its got 2.4mm on as well ;) plus i checked with a ruler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 i've a pack of plastic pipe at 3/32 and its got 2.4mm on as well ;) plus i checked with a ruler. cheat!!!!..... My alu pipe came without packaging so wasnt 100% :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 1 inch equals 25.4mm. Divide 25.4mm by 32 and to get one 32nd of an inch equivelant and then times by 3 to get 3/32 equivelent. ?? ??? I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 254 thats more like 10 inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 1 inch equals 254mm. Divide 254mm by 32 and to get one 32nd of an inch equivelant and then times by 3 to get 3/32 equivelent. ?? ??? I think? but one inch is 25.4mm / 2.5cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 254 thats more like 10 inches Now read it again - 25.4mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 thats better it works out around 2.38125 mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 One inch is 25.4mm. That means 2.54mm is about 1/16th of an inch so I presume that when you are measuring to scale you have to reduce measurment by a division of 32 for a 1/32nd outcome. \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Oh, and by the way, 3/32nd of an inch is 5mm. Bring back the old days!! :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 ok, then what is this lot in mm?? ??? 1/16 3/32 - (as above) 1/8 5/32 3/16 7/32 1/4 9/32 need to find the size of my tube before i order a load :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 1/16 is 1.5875mm. 1/8 is 3.175mm. 5/32 is 3.96875mm. 3/16 is 4.7625mm. 7/32 is 5.55625mm. 1/4 is 6.35mm. 9/32 is 7.14375mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 so what is 3/32 then 2.38 or 5 as posted??....2.38 fits in better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Get some batteries for that vernier Ben you tight old sod :D I hope your washing machine doesn't break down... we'll be using the eraser on paint to remove the brown skiddys next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 its not 5mm , 5mm is more oh just under 6/32 or 3/16 .3 of a mm under 5mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 Get some batteries for that vernier Ben you tight old sod :D I hope your washing machine doesn't break down... we'll be using the eraser on paint to remove the brown skiddys next i have :D, i dont know how to convert back as i need to order from EMA!, hence i need to know the metric/imperial conversions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Oh, and by the way, 3/32nd of an inch is 5mm. Bring back the old days!! :'( Another Numpty! 2 in the same topic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinefocus Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 shame i miseed this topic as i deal with stuff in work all the time, turn fractions inot a decimal x 25.4mm. all the plastruct and brass are supplied from states that uses imperial as the standard thats why on most english websites standard sizes are quoted etc as 6.4 x 4.8mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexion580 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Does anybody know what 3mm is in old money? as i'm after some 3mm brass rod, i'm not used to inches i'm all metric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 I think a nice conversion topic/table is gonna be needed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 click on this link http://www.tedmontgomery.com/convrsns/index.html If you cant find the conversion you need i dont think its possable, i never knew half these things existed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 Cheers Kiwi, the conversion of inchs to mm i know, it is how to get 3/32 to mm i needed to check ...so i can order from EMA...i blame the yanks :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james f Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Does anybody know what 3mm is in old money? as i'm after some 3mm brass rod, i'm not used to inches i'm all metric That's a shade over 1/8 of an inch Cheers Kiwi, the conversion of inchs to mm i know, it is how to get 3/32 to mm i needed to check ...so i can order from EMA...i blame the yanks :D Ben, now you have the conversion factor of 1 inch to 25.4mm, all you have to do in future is take your fractional inch measurement, 3/32 for example, divide out the fraction on the calculator (there's one on your PC) to give 0.9375, then multiply that by 25.4 and hey presto!, you have the mm equivalent. Going the other way is trickier though, you can easily get a decimal figure in inches by simply reversing the procedure (like in all good DIY mechanics books ), but getting a nice round fraction takes a bit of guesswork. If you have a scientific calculator, it will change a decimal to a fraction for you and you can work from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 cheers James off i go to EMA ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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i think it is around 2mm??
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