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Title: Brass tubing question
Post by: treadhead1944 on April 19, 2014, 11:42:04 AM
Being a Yank, and being that we have resisted the metric system, I have a question regarding conversions of standard to metric for brass tubing for turnbuckles. I picked up a length of 1/64th inch, and in a test run it looked good, but a little large. Is this the equivalent of .4mm?

Thanks all!
Title: Re: Brass tubing question
Post by: uncletony on April 19, 2014, 01:26:44 PM
Ahem. Not all of us yanks are resisting. Anyway...

Commit this to memory (or get a digital caliper that will convert for you ;) )

1" = 25.4mm
1mm = .03937"

From there..

1/64"  = 0.015625"
0.015625 x 25.4 = 0.396875

0.396875mm is pretty darn close to .4mm ;)

Title: Re: Brass tubing question
Post by: treadhead1944 on April 19, 2014, 01:51:04 PM
Bo thank you very much. I have attached a picture of the test 'buckle for approval...
Title: Re: Brass tubing question
Post by: uncletony on April 19, 2014, 07:46:32 PM
Looks good to me!
Title: Re: Brass tubing question
Post by: WillScarlet on May 07, 2014, 11:51:46 AM
 Here's a chart I found recently. Easy to copy a sheet and keep handy.

http://www.custompartnet.com/drill-size-chart        Click on the English download version and print.
Title: Re: Brass tubing question
Post by: treadhead1944 on May 07, 2014, 12:07:03 PM
Quote from: WillScarlet on May 07, 2014, 11:51:46 AM
Here's a chart I found recently. Easy to copy a sheet and keep handy.

http://www.custompartnet.com/drill-size-chart        Click on the English download version and print.

Perfect Will, thank you.
Title: Re: Brass tubing question
Post by: Des on May 09, 2014, 09:31:22 AM
Here is another chart that may come in useful during your model making, a drill size conversion chart.

http://www.ww1aircraftmodels.com/page14.html

Des.
Title: Re: Brass tubing question
Post by: treadhead1944 on May 09, 2014, 10:07:24 AM
Des, thank you so much. Those Vectorcut details are amazing.