Trying to go metric you have convinced me, help me get them

Mike

Rusty, the point is the metric sizes are critical for some of the projects. An example would be the trinket box with lid. There is no combination of fractional bits and guides that will provide this kind of fit with so little effort. If the project were resized it might be possible. We live in a country that sells all sizes of metric fasteners, even many of our beverages are sold in metric containers. The few metric bits and guides needed should be available.

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Mike
In reference to the elliptical trinket boxes. I am sure that armed with a set of callipers the box could be constructed simply by doing your home work and doing the conversions. Of course it can be resized I have two different sizes and I am sure could produce a larger article if required. I re-iterate what I said earlier forget about the metric sizes use what you have. As I said in my apology to everyone I have been using imperial cutters all the time except for a few straight cutters.

I would also say that most of the confusion is that others are thinking in straight cutters all the time with the use of the guides where as I am using a great number of Face/Edge cutters as well as the straight cutters.

Tom

nickao65

Tom I have been looking at a lot of sites and projects lately and you are correct almost everyone use a metric guide(the one that use metric at all) with imperial bits.

For me using a straight cutter 99.9% of the time how simple the offsets will be using a guide and bit, both in mm is silly. My 6 year old's could figure out the offsets.

So though you are realizing the reality is most will use imperial cutters, I still think there is a benefit to learning the offsets and relationships using the whole number stragiht cutters and guides in mm.

After one totally understands that, it is simple to then start using imperial or metric for either bits and/or guides. If nothing else, samples written out using mm for examples is a great way to teach beginners becasue mm can be done in your head simpler than fractions for most people.

So don't beat yourself up everything you post now or in the past has value!

Hamlin

Hi Tom,

I need to agree with Nick. You've been an inspiration to many many people here on the forums. As far as I can tell, you haven't mislead anyone. Just pointing out options available.

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Nick, we are as one! (at last)

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