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why is the US not Metric
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angrybird:

--- Quote from: bsfeechannel on March 01, 2020, 12:15:28 am ---
--- Quote from: angrybird on February 29, 2020, 09:38:23 pm ---I still want to see a leader of the metrics who is called "metroid prime".  I think this would be pretty sweet.

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The "leader of the metrics" is reason. I guess that's why you don't see him much.

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Holy smokes, I had to call the fire department on that one.
angrybird:

--- Quote from: KL27x on March 01, 2020, 12:17:50 am ---
--- Quote from: bsfeechannel on February 29, 2020, 11:53:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: tooki on February 29, 2020, 09:13:19 pm --- Yes, let’s take everything that’s non-metric and put it in the trash. That should free up lots of space in museums and older cities. Tear down everything that’s not metric!

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Do you see the light?

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You haven't. You are perpetuating the problem you are crusading against. You're the one who restored this old drill rather than properly disposing of this imperial garbage. You cling to an old drill that can be replaced for under $20.00. But you want Americans to throw away a lot more.

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I would give him respect for fixing an old drill...  I've gone through at least half a dozen china drills (dewalt, milwaukee, and an off brand or two) in the past 10-15 years, meanwhile my 80's black and decker still runs like a champ... It's rather ridiculous! 
CatalinaWOW:
Just for the record.

https://www.mcmaster.com/standard-sleeve-bearings

is the link to the McMaster-Carr directory for Oilite bearings (which is what bfees says he was buying).  They stock many, many sizes of such bearings in both Imperial and Metric sizes.  Most cost under $2.00, quite a few are under $1.00.  Prices on both the metric and imperial follow a similar pattern, with standard sizes having relatively low prices and a few odd ball sizes priced in the range that bfees mentioned.

I don't want to place an interpretation on my eyeball estimate that the metric prices are about 10-20% higher in general than similar sized imperial parts.
KL27x:
A sleeve bearing? That ain't nothin' but a speed bump, even if you can't buy the correct size.
CatalinaWOW:

--- Quote from: KL27x on March 01, 2020, 01:45:30 am ---A sleeve bearing? That ain't nothin' but a speed bump, even if you can't buy the correct size.

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Yea, it is easy to machine a similar one to exact size.  Even in a home shop.  But I am sure that is what he was looking for.  He said Oilite bearing and they are bog common in hand drills.
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