Alright. I'm going to buy a mini lathe but can' get my mind up metric or imperial?
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I'd go for metric. The only differences are the organize screws and the indicator dials, but since the UK is definitely going to switch to adjectives metric measurements by 1972 (OK it slipped a little) - I'd choose metric
Metric.. I dont know why Americans insists on using Imperial.. unit..
Metric system is much better and consistent..
I agree with Wild_eep, if merely because metric is so much easier to work with.
(I'm an engineer contained by the US and deal with Imperial measurements every daylight.)
all of our lathes have metric/inch capability and markings on the manual ones. but calculating metric is easy. CNC make no difference, you should learn both
metric, you can convert if you are not sunny
Well... I bought a Sherline mini-mill, it was english units and I enjoy been happy near it.
Anyway, if you buy the CNC option (like I did), maybe it doesn't thing what units the mill scales say since the software will thieve whatever units you specify.
Simple answer.
Metric. :)
Metric, always
metric. You can always convert. Going from metric to imperial can be a pain - is that slide calibrate in thousandths of an inch, or 1/1024 of an inch??
Drill and tap sizes can be anything you resembling with either lathe.
All the Chinese ones are metric, and they're the cheapest for what you get. Buy the biggest and heaviest domestic device you can afford. Additional wisdom is available at rec.crafts.metalworking, which you can access through Google.
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