I believe he is referring to the rachet handles (the square drive dimension that the sockets connect onto) and not the bolts that the sockets fit.
--- On Tue, 8/30/11, Michael Payne <[email protected]> wrote: From: Michael Payne <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:51043] Re: US should weigh up one vital change To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 3:01 PM A 1/4 and a 3/8 you might need, but the 1/2 is so close to 13 mm it should not matter. Turns out the 10 mm and 13 mm are quite common bolt/nut sizes. The 10 mm will fit a 3/8 bolt but might be a bit loose. The 1/4 inch used to be a common appliance size bolt, but now they are all made in China or Korea the 1/4 will not fit anymore. Mike Payne On 29/08/2011, at 15:39 , [email protected] wrote: > China is defiantly benefitting from our ignorance, if you have a Harbor > Freight store in for area, you would know it is 100% China made products, I > am defiantly boycotting this store, they sale mostly 'English' tools, no > Metric drills of any sort, and some Metric tool sets. People think they are > saving money there, but you are buying two sets of tools. No thanks, no more > Imperial tools for me, but still need to buy 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 socket set as I do > not know of any Metric versions. > > > Bruce E. Arkwright, Jr > Erie PA > Linux and Metric User and Enforcer > > > I will only invest in nukes that are 150 gigameters away. How much solar > energy have you collected today? > Id put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope > we dont have to wait til oil and coal run out before we tackle that. I wish I > had a few more years left. -- Thomas Edison♽☯♑ >
