Even though finding any product in an American store can be somewhat of a joy when it is labeled in rounded metric sizes, isn't the joy somewhat subdued when the product is made in a metric country and not in the US?
Would the product be made to a rounded 5 mm thickness if it was made in the US? We can all be thankful that in the US it is acceptable to purchase the vast majority of the goods that are made in metric countries. If it wasn't for that would pro-metric Americans ever get to purchase and use metric products? Even though it may also be labeled as 4 x 8 feet (1219.2 mm x 2438.4 mm) the Chinese are not beholden to these numbers and don't deal with soft conversions. Internet searches reveal that the Chinese (as well as others) will make this product to a rounded 1220 x 2440 mm. That is to the nearest 5 mm. 1220 x 2440 may not fit the 100 mm module, but the size is more round in millimetres then it is when measured or converted to feet or inches. Now can anyone who cares to take the time report a metric product they purchased that was actually made in the metric system in an American factory? Automobiles are exempted. -------------------------------------------------- From: "James R. Frysinger" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 2010-07-05 00:12 To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:48046] Metric (partly) plywood I bought some sheets of plywood at Lowe's today. I was looking for some thin stuff to use as workshop cabinet backs, in lieu of the cardboard provided by the cabinet kits. What I got was labeled as "5.0 mm" thick plywood in 4 ft by 8 ft sheets. Yes, that precision on the thickness is perhaps pushing things. The plywood is also labeled as being made in China. Jim James R. Frysinger 632 Stony Point Mountain Road Doyle, TN 38559-3030 (C) 931.212.0267 (H) 931.657.3107 (F) 931.657.3108
