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Date:         Wed, 1 Feb 2006 21:25:10 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Metric this, metric that
Comments: To: "Kjmmensing@aol.com" <Kjmmensing@aol.com>
In-Reply-To:  <e2.24552b6c.3112e759@aol.com>
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Yeah I forgot about the damn Engineer's Tape!

I used to keep one in my box when I was running a scenery and set construction crew. One of my guys broke his tape and I told him to grab one from the big red box. You've got it, he grabbed the one with the tenths on it and turned six sheets of poplar plywood into offcuts!!

But in the immortal words of Erk Thaysen, " Its not a mistake until you're out of material!" :-)

On 2/1/06, Kjmmensing@aol.com <Kjmmensing@aol.com> wrote: > > In a message dated 2/1/2006 11:24:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM writes: > > Hands up how many carpenters on the list? How many prefer metric? > I don't mean to be provocative, I'm just asking. :-) > > As a VW mechanic for ten years I used metric and as a home re modeler > for the last ten I use both , mainly based on what materials and tools I > have available to me. There are definitely times I prefer one over the other > based on something I'm trying to do. > I carry tape measures with fractional, metric, and engineers scales. > > > jeff E > 87' Westy "weekender" > Atlanta, Ga. >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com


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