At 22 October 2005, 08:55 PM, Daniel wrote:
After further thought I realized Jim is making a big of assumption when he says 1/8 = 0.125.
You are correct. I was assuming we are discussing the real world here, rather than Danielland.
... I made no claim that every application could have its numbers rounded to whole metric numbers, but there are a number of them that safely can.
That is exactly the claim you made. Glad to see you are finally realizing you have to put such statements in context.
Jim, no competent engineer would send a drawing to a machine shop in fractions and expect to get a precision part back.
B.S. Fractions are as precise as decimals. Inches are as precise as millimeters. Decimal millimeters may be easier to use than fractional inches, but they are not inherently more accurate.
Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com
