Posted by NCWayne on June 24, 2015 at 21:07:06 from (173.188.169.54):
In Reply to: Why not metric ??? posted by da.bees on June 24, 2015 at 20:17:02:
I think it's a combination of cost to convert, as well as the fact that the majority of the public simply do not want to change.
I know I'd personally like for things to go back to all standard, especially in regard to equipment. I say this because with the standard sizes, the majority of fasteners are either USS, or SAE, regardless of the manufacturer. Yes, different head types will be different sizes, but a hex head will be one size of the other. What I have found with metric is the same size bolt might have 3, or 4 different sized heads, and that's just with the standard hex heads. That makes working on a machine a royal PITA, as you often need to take say a 15mm, 16mm, 17, mm, or 18mm, all with you just to insure you have the size. The funny thing is you often wind up using at least two of them for the 'same' bolts.
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