In OZ the Eu "muppets" have no input but the 8x4 sheets are 2440x1220
and timber is in metric sizes that correspond to the old imperial sizes,
cheers
Pieter
On 03/08/2009, at 5:24 PM, andy pole wrote:
> Sorry Kees
>
>
>
> But here in the uk we still go into the the timber merchants (or
> builders
> supply's) and ask for a 6ft length of 3" x 2" and still get sheet
> material in
> 8' x 4'.
>
>
>
> the only difference is that you muppets outside the uk insist we
> follow Eu
> guidelines and label it as 2440 x 1220.
>
>
>
> And our bananas are still yellow and curved like everyone elses!
>
>
>
> cheers Andy
>
>
>>
>> In wood sizes it is even weirder. In the UK they have used metric
>> standard sizes for donkeys years. In Holland (and possibly the rest
>> of
>> continental Europe) we still use inches for the standard sizes.
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>
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