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  1. Gatorjos

    cal. as unit for extruded steel?

    Right you are. I heard back and they did mean 11 gauge. so cal. 11 = 11 gauge
  2. Gatorjos

    cal. as unit for extruded steel?

    thanks, so I guess my question is, what is "11 gauge". I can sort of infer that it is just 11 mm, but that is different than the English Gauge system for steel. I don't think this conveyor is 11 gauge English -- that seems too thin. I did ask the client as well.
  3. Gatorjos

    cal. as unit for extruded steel?

    I received a drawing for a extruded steel food conveyor from a vendor in Mexico. I have a profile and an annotation that reads cal. 11 is that in reference to calibre? I am not coming up with what that translates to. I can ask them directly, but they are a little slow to reply sometimes, plus...

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