think of it this way...sm

Posted By: RBD on 2007-11-29
In Reply to: 0.00038 inch is 38 thousandths of an inch. sm - RBD

Subject: think of it this way...sm

1 = 1
.1 = 1/10
.01 = 1/100
.001 = 1/1000
.0001 = 1/10,000

So, 0.0001 x 3.8 = .00038

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How do you type 38,000th inch diameter wire? - ThankfulMT
- 0.00038 inch is 38 thousandths of an inch. sm - RBD
  - think of it this way...sm - RBD
- I thought you used decimals for metric and fractions for standard... - bin_swanson
  - If all else fails, I usually type verbatim just as you have it - MT50

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