toolmantwo
Mechanical
- Dec 23, 2003
- 71
Question on terms used for centimeters
I have a tool we make that has a scale with graduations in English (inch) system and also metric system.
For the input of those of you who use the metric system frequently in the daily language, would a person relay a dimension to another worker verbally as 10 and one half Centimeters or instead say 15 Millimeters?
On the tool the scale used is actually ½ scale because the tool works off the radius to produce a diameter in direct reading. IE the graduation says 10 CM to make a 10 CM diameter hole (but the true distance of the scale is 5 CM). Because it is ½ scale and we want to keep the numbers large enough to read, the graduations and numbers are limited. Currently we only show the whole number as 10, 11, 12 CM with lines between them for .5 and .25 CM increments.
Your thoughts?
I have a tool we make that has a scale with graduations in English (inch) system and also metric system.
For the input of those of you who use the metric system frequently in the daily language, would a person relay a dimension to another worker verbally as 10 and one half Centimeters or instead say 15 Millimeters?
On the tool the scale used is actually ½ scale because the tool works off the radius to produce a diameter in direct reading. IE the graduation says 10 CM to make a 10 CM diameter hole (but the true distance of the scale is 5 CM). Because it is ½ scale and we want to keep the numbers large enough to read, the graduations and numbers are limited. Currently we only show the whole number as 10, 11, 12 CM with lines between them for .5 and .25 CM increments.
Your thoughts?