Table top design in metric

[geduk]

Hi all

This is my first post sorry if its in the wrong place bit it seems the best forum

Iv spent about two weeks trying to find a good table top design with a pref for metric measurements

an idiot prof one would be good for my first attempt can any one point me in the best direction

thanks

Ged

[shardian]

you can always convert english to metric...

[geduk]

lol

metric is english! and has been since 1971 30 plus years ago

its only the usa thats still stuck in the dark ages well pre 1970's any how

yes your are quite correct I can just do the convertion and that is my back up plan

kind of thought that some one out side the usa would have produced so plans it seems that this is more an american thing then I first thought

[DrewKaree]

Iv spent about two weeks trying to find a good table top design with a pref for metric measurements

an idiot prof one would be good for my first attempt can any one point me in the best direction

Check all the table top cabinets in the Project Announcement section.  Some have plans or measurements, some don't.  You might see something in there that you like and you can PM the author to see if they could give you measurements.

Also, there is no such thing as an idiot proof design to a determined idiot

[londonbabe]

lol

metric is english! and has been since 1971 30 plus years ago

its only the usa thats still stuck in the dark ages well pre 1970's any how

No it's not. It's bloody French, it's meaningless, it's wrong, and it's crap. As a Briton you should be damn well ashamed of yourelf!

Newer <> better, and French certainly <> better.

[shardian]

You can go to http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=2404513&CMP=ILC-GN9219645015

This will let you view dwf files from autoCAD.
find the set of plans in cad format you want and send them to me. I will convert them to metric dimensions, and convert it to a dwf file for you.

How is that?

[Howard_Casto]

lol

metric is english! and has been since 1971 30 plus years ago

its only the usa thats still stuck in the dark ages well pre 1970's any how

No it's not. It's bloody French, it's meaningless, it's wrong, and it's ---meadow muffin---. As a Briton you should be damn well ashamed of yourelf!

Newer <> better, and French certainly <> better.

Here's the thing.  In terms of engineering precision, a more accurate method of measuring is always better.  On the other hand simply throwing a way a system of measure that's been used for over 400 years just because some science guys can't do fractions in their head is just dumb. 

The dirty little secret is that people that are bad with math don't like the imperical system as it isn't a base 10 system.  So brits/americans aren't stubborn, we are just a tad bit smarter than the rest of the world. 

[Level42]

The dirty little secret is that people that are bad with math don't like the imperical system as it isn't a base 10 system.  So brits/americans aren't stubborn, we are just a tad bit smarter than the rest of the world. 

Pfffffffffffffffffffff...... whaahahahahhahahahaa !!!!!
Tempting, tempting, tempting.....no....it's  too easy......I'll pass on this one

OK what the hell: If you replace "smarter" with "more arrogant", you're getting close
Let the flamings begin !!!!


The REAL problem is that people are wasting time discussing which is the "better" system, when there is no such thing. It just sucks that not everybody is using ONE system all over the world. That would be really nice. Until that time, this is one of my favorite websites:
http://www.webmath.com/k8metric.html

[Grasshopper]

Howard, you crack me up. 

I defy anyone who has studied any scientific or engineering subject to make a credible case that Imperial is better than Metric.

Who in their right mind wants to be faffing about converting between base 8, 12, 14, 22 etc. when there is another system available where absolutely everything is based on powers on 10, which conveniently is also the same base as our numbering system?

It's not even worth arguing about.

Don't get me wrong, I use Imperial measurements for everyday things but for any application requiring a calculation to be done Metric is far superior.

Oh and I'm British BTW.

[RetroBorg]

Here's the thing.  In terms of engineering precision, a more accurate method of measuring is always better.  On the other hand simply throwing a way a system of measure that's been used for over 400 years just because some science guys can't do fractions in their head is just dumb. 

The dirty little secret is that people that are bad with math don't like the imperical system as it isn't a base 10 system.  So brits/americans aren't stubborn, we are just a tad bit smarter than the rest of the world. 

Metric vs Imperial



I guess the rest of the world will just have to follow the lead of the U.S.A., Liberia and Burma as they are obviously smarter than the rest of us. 

[Level42]

Hahaha, UK Metric ? Well in theory maybe.....

The funny thing is that TV's used to be indicated at the diagonal in cm here.  Then the computers came, and the monitor sizes were indicated in inches.

And now, the last years, with the ever increasing popularity of LCD and plasma TV's, all of a sudden I see diagonals of TV's in inch here too.

I remember in Germany a couple of years ago (and maybe still) it was actualy not allowed to indicate anything in inches (called zoll there). So go figure how they indicated a 3.5" floppy However, as you all know, we in Holland are more relaxed then our eastern neighbours about those things.....I see 17", 19", 21" etc. etc. everywhere...

[MikeDeuce]

Until that time, this is one of my favorite websites:
http://www.webmath.com/k8metric.html

Pssst, as you may know, google is also very handy for this... I use it all the time for kph to mph, in to mm, C to F, etc.

Syntax is like "unit" in "unit" so search for (no quotes) ' 25kph in mph ' or ' 25in in mm' etc:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=2525kph+in+mph
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=2255in+in+mm
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=302891C+in+F

-American who prefers the metric system