Posted by 36 coupe on December 20, 2008 at 17:06:10 from (216.220.248.19):
In Reply to: Re: The Metric System posted by doogdoog on December 20, 2008 at 02:47:39:
You have got that right.I have been using tools for at least 60 years.I used my dads tools at first and gradually bought my own over the years.Is a pia to find my Ford truck uses spline head 12mm bolts on the drive shaft.I have metric in 3/8 drive but 3/8 sockets will break.I call around and find no one has 12 point 12mm sockets.I find one 27 miles away.10 bucks worth of gas and 2 hours wasted.I have some metric wrenches but never the right ones.It took me years and lots of money to get my tools together and a 71 I wont need them much longer.All my woodworking is done in inches and feet.I can look at an 8 foot 2x4 and pick it from a pile of mixed lumber with no problem.I can cut my stove wood at 12 or 16 inches and come pretty close.My saw mill has a inch and foot scale on it.My logs are cut in feet plus 6 inchs for trim.I dont need metric,Hitler used metric.The Russians used metric,I wont change.I can pick a 3/8 by 2 inch bolt out of a can.I can look at bolt heads 3/8 thru 1 inch and pick up the proper wrench.Metric I have to try several wrenches to get the right one.My metal lathe is set up in inches not metric.I wonder why metric sockets still have 3/8 and 1/2 inch drives.
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