To the USMA list: If someone really wants to put in the effort to help the metric cause, here's an opportunity that would be great service to companies and individuals who are transitioning to metric and need to find sources of metric materials.
Until a few years ago, USMA had a printed Vendor List book that was a huge effort to update every few years. I think this type of list would be best as a Website that can be updated whenever new information is available. But as Stan says, it's nearly impossible to keep such a list updated unless it's done continually. Don > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Stan Jakuba > Sent: Thursday, 2006 March 23 08:29 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:36353] Fw: Suggestion for metric vendors' list > > Pierre: > I found the organization demonstrated in the attached index fulfilling the > needs of my clients. > > BTW, making the list (the easy part) and keeping it up to date (the nearly > impossible part) took hundreds and hundreds of man-hours (boring man-hours > on top of that). > Stan Jakuba > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > Sent: 2006 Mar 16, Thursday 00:52 > > Subject: [USMA:36271] Suggestion for metric vendors' list > > > > > >> I'd like to see the list revived, probably as a website. I think it > >> should > >> list not only industrial suppliers but also suppliers of household > goods, > >> such as measuring tapes for sewing, measuring spoons in milliliters, > >> thermometers, ovens, and scales. > >> > >> I suggest categorizing things with a nine-digit number. The first digit > >> could > >> indicate broad categories: > >> 0-3. Measuring devices > >> 4-6. Things made in metric sizes where size matters (e.g. screws) > >> 7-8. Things made in metric sizes where size doesn't matter > >> 9. Anything else (e.g. pamphlets) > >> Measuring devices can be further categorized by assigning a number 00- > 39 > >> to > >> the quantity being measured, then adding two more digits (offset by 50) > >> to > >> indicate the order of magnitude. So a bathroom scale would be 0151 > >> because it > >> measures tens of kilograms, while a 30 cm ruler would be 0049. > >> > >> phma > >> > > > >
