Re: [kicad-users] Re: Mils

2007-10-15 Thread Robert
I've never seen or heard of one that used 'thou'. For the benefit of those unfamiliar with the term, 'thou' is defined as: an alternate name for what Americans call a mil: a unit of distance equal to 0.001 inch (25.4 micrometers). This name originated in Britain, but it is now common in the

[kicad-users] Re: Mils

2007-10-14 Thread ruffrecords
--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, KeepIt SimpleStupid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's face it, humans like things easy. It's much easier to say 5 mills, than 5 thousanths of an inch, No, you would just say 5 thou' Ian

Re: [kicad-users] Re: Mils

2007-10-13 Thread KeepIt SimpleStupid
Let's face it, humans like things easy. It's much easier to say 5 mills, than 5 thousanths of an inch, although saying 250 thousanths seems to be more of the norm when machining in english units. Thickness, such as a plastic bag seems to be expressed in Mills. Confusion, of course. When