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"GAUGE OF METAL THICKNESS"

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Historically where and how was the term "gauge" derived and what does it really mean in terms of metal thickness?
 
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Yous are probably refering to sheet or wire gauge numbers. I believe the term originated by saying how many thicknesses of say a particualr sheet would go into one inch. Thus higher gauge number mean thinner material. The same is true for sieve size and also sandpaper particle sizes.

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