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Actually it doesn't. 0.001 mm is close to.00004".

It is a good thing you don't have to measure parts to that close a tolerance!


Well in reality 1 millionth of a meter comes out as .0000393, a micron measured by the inch comes out as .0000254


Perhaps your problem is simply that the metric measures are simply unfamiliar?

Sadly not true!

We had a bit of that when metrication was introduced here. I was at school at the time, and so learned both systems, and so I don't have any difficulty with either of them. Metric is a great deal simpler though, especially when everything (or nearly everything) is metric and you don't have to worry about conversions any more. I can say that machinists here have no difficulty programming CNC machines in metric.


I only said it takes longer even without the conversion factor. Added figures do not make punching keys less often.