Every single one of my machines is set up to run metric so I don’t have to constantly convert 64’s and 8’s and thou’s fractional units between denominators, which is exactly why I’d rather type .0254mm than 1/1000. I absolutely cannot stand using different fractional denominators or that a foot is divided by 12, but everything else isn’t. You’ve probably used it for years and are used to it, but approaching it with a rational mind seems like unnecessary work and risk of miscalculation.
Every number I use can easily be interchanged for another unit.
All it comes down to is set up honestly. Our old clearing lathe is all in standard, so trying to machine anything with metric units means a bunch of conversions, each one an opportunity for error. Easier just to do it in standard when the machine over double my age is already set up for it! Plus the thread cutting portion i would have no idea how to convert. I’ll keep doing it in standard until my boss wants to covert 🤷
Every single one of my machines is set up to run metric so I don’t have to constantly convert 64’s and 8’s and thou’s fractional units between denominators, which is exactly why I’d rather type .0254mm than 1/1000. I absolutely cannot stand using different fractional denominators or that a foot is divided by 12, but everything else isn’t. You’ve probably used it for years and are used to it, but approaching it with a rational mind seems like unnecessary work and risk of miscalculation.
Every number I use can easily be interchanged for another unit.
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“We’ve always done it this way…”
All it comes down to is set up honestly. Our old clearing lathe is all in standard, so trying to machine anything with metric units means a bunch of conversions, each one an opportunity for error. Easier just to do it in standard when the machine over double my age is already set up for it! Plus the thread cutting portion i would have no idea how to convert. I’ll keep doing it in standard until my boss wants to covert 🤷