2003-10-29 I think the 100 mm module was meant to apply to more then just wood sheets. There are other things that would fit into the module, like bricks and cinder blocks.
Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Euric Mighty Chimp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 2003-10-28 14:38 Subject: Re: [USMA:27328] Re: Lumber in the U K Dear Euric and All, What you say is true, but I believe that the savings are greater if you use a 600 mm module. It's an interesting point that the way the industry has developed in construction sheeting materials is to use a 'standard' sheet of 2400 mm by 1200 mm and this implies a module of 1200 mm. Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia -- on 28/10/03 10:55 AM, Mighty Chimp at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The base dimension of the module is 100 mm. That means any factor of 100 mm > is permitted. 600 mm is permitted as it is afactor of 100, 6 times. A 600 > mm module will only have factors of 600, 1200, 1800, 2400, etc. > > Even if someone stuck to these sizes, they would still be following the 100 > mm module. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, 2003-10-27 14:59 > Subject: [USMA:27322] Re: Lumber in the U K > > > Dear Euric and All, > > on 2003-10-27 09.50, Mighty Chimp at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > <snip> > >>> Notice that the length (2400 mm in this case) is part of a system of >>> dimensional coordination based on a 600 mm module. Other lengths that are >>> available are 1200 mm, 1800 mm, 3000 mm, 3600 mm and so on. > >> Pat, I think you mean the 100 mm module. There is no such thing as a 600 > mm >> module. > > In Australia at the time of metric conversion, a very serious attempt was > made in the building industry to introduce a 600 mm module. 600 mm was a > preferred module to 300 mm, and this in turn was preferred to a 100 mm > module. > > > > > These preferences (set in the early 1970s) still profoundly influence the > sizes of many, if not most, of our building components, thus saving millions > of dollars each year for the Australian building industry. > > Cheers, > > Pat Naughtin LCAMS > Geelong, Australia > > Pat Naughtin is the editor of the free online newsletter, 'Metrication > matters'. You can subscribe by sending an email containing the words > subscribe Metrication matters to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- >
