I have an all-millimeter tape measure too. It was given to me as a gift when some people from the Russian railways came to visit us at work a while ago. It has a Cyrillic label on the front, and a button that keeps the tape from rewinding unless you push it. The word on that button on this Russian tape measure is "PUSH".
Carleton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Trusten" <[email protected]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 12:16:26 AM Subject: [USMA:47960] Re: Another application of millimetres I have an all-millimeter tape measure from New Zealand. It is my favorite tape measure of all. Darn it for being so hard for us in the U. S. to get to the point of measuring so logically and efficiently! It is worth the fight fir us to reach the goal. Paul Trusten Vice President and Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. www.metric.org [email protected] +1(432)528-7724 On Jun 24, 2010, at 20:47, "John M. Steele" < [email protected] > wrote: School teaches us to be really good at sliding decimal points around. I don't find that a problem at all. What I do find to be a problem is restarting the 1-99 numbering after each meter mark. If foot markings are that way, one is always close enough to read. I may be 0.5 m away from the nearest integer meter mark, and it can be a problem to get the most significant digit correct. The other minor problem on dual tapes is that the metric scale is always on the bottom. That is a bit clumsy for the way I mark things off. Seriously, I don't think I have ever seen a ruler or tape direct reading in millimeters. The numbers are ALWAYS centimeters with 10 millimeter hash marks in between (5th larger). You have to add trailing zero, then the millimeter marks mentally. But I don't see it as much of a problem. From: Pat Naughtin < [email protected] > To: U.S. Metric Association < [email protected] > Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 8:53:59 PM Subject: [USMA:47956] Re: Another application of millimetres On 2010/06/25, at 08:01 , John M. Steele wrote: In general, metric tools are easy; socket, open end, and allen wrenches, etc. But metric only measuring tapes are rare. Dear John, And, sadly, millimetre only tapes and rules are even more rare. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/docs/centimetresORmillimetres.pdf Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. S ee http://www.metricationmatters.com/ to subscribe. From: Paul Armstrong < [email protected] > To: U.S. Metric Association < [email protected] > Cc: U.S. Metric Association < [email protected] > Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 4:50:56 PM Subject: [USMA:47947] Re: Another application of millimetres At 2010-06-23T18:16-0700, John M. Steele wrote: > Be that as it may, it beats measuring in inches and converting as the > article suggests. > > Dual is easy to find here, metric-only is generally not sold in DIY > stores, you have to buy on eBay, or maybe from a pro tool company. I haven't gotten around to blogging it yet, but I recently got some for some home project work: http://www.duckworksbbs.com/tools/measure/index.htm Metric drill bits are fairly easy to come by on Amazon. Paul
