>Since I live in metric land I'd appreciate it if anyone could tell me how to
>convert swg gauge indications to millimeters...
>
>Thanks
>
>Frank van Dalen
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10/12/99
Frank,
I may be expounding the obvious, but it is only necessary to read
the thickness, in inches, from your SWG tables and multiply by 25.4, to
convert to millimeters. One inch = exactly 25.4 millimeters. The entries
may be given in mils (1 mil = .001 inch), but the process is identical.
My question is what does SWG stand for? If it is American Standard
Wire Gage, then an example would be as follows; 20 gage shows as .032
inches thick. Multiplying .032 by 25.4 gives a result of .813 mm. My book
lists 9 different Gage systems for such things as sheet metal, screws,
telephone wire,drill bits, and music wire. Each chart is different though
they all use numbers from 0 to 30. Fascinating stuff to me.
Cheers,
Dave Kernberger
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