But it does sound much better if you express it in this manner:
16mm = .63"
5/8" = .625"
Fred "quasi lo stesso" Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
> Harvey Sachs wrote:
\r?\n> > 16 mm wrenches are not real common.
\r?\n> > I find them unnecessary:
\r?\n> > 5/8" works just fine; it's within a few thousandths.
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > call it "Craftsman tolerance" (for our international
\r?\n> members, Craftsman
\r?\n> > tools are the exclusive brand of Sears Roebuck, and pretty
\r?\n> decent
\r?\n> > quality for the price.)
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Pretty close, but not quite:
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\r?\n> 1-> (25.4/8)*5
\r?\n> answer = 15.875
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\r?\n> Craftsman makes metric wrenches as well; why not use a real
\r?\n> 16mm?
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\r?\n> John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
\r?\n> Appleton WI USA