I purchased a Hitachi Compound Miter Saw (model C 10FCH2) a couple of
days ago and I'm in the process of setting it up. The directions include
the spacing of mounting holes to use in fastening the saw to a
workbench. The spacing for the holes is given in "customary" units with
metric indications in parentheses. Likewise, the hole sizes which are
specified as 11/32" (9 mm). The mounting bolts are specified as 5/16" or
8 mm.
I grinned when I saw that one of the spacings was given as
14-1/6" (360 mm)
and I wondered just how many Americans have an inch tape graduated in
sixths of an inch, not to mention an 11/32 inch drill bit. By
back-conversion from 360 mm it seems that Hitachi indeed intended to
state fourteen and one-sixth of an inch as the customary-unit
equivalent. Sure makes metric look easier!
One dimension is missing from their drawing though--the size of the
left-right staggered offset between the two rows of holes, front and
back. So folks will end up just using the saw itself as the template, as
I will.
Jim
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James R. Frysinger
632 Stony Point Mountain Road
Doyle, TN 38559-3030
(H) 931.657.3107
(C) 931.212.0267
