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B0rax@feddit.org to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours ago

TIL there is a difference between imperial and metric sand paper ratings

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TIL there is a difference between imperial and metric sand paper ratings

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B0rax@feddit.org to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours ago
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Attached: 1 image OH MY FUCKING GOD PSA for anyone who interacts with US Woodworking Online Content while Living Outside The USA: “600 grit” is not “P600”, but, like, “P1200”. THERE’S A SEPARATE IMPERIAL (sorry, US Standard) UNIT FOR SANDPAPER GRIT i’m so fuckin steamed right now
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  • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Gonna have to file that away.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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      10 hours ago

      Fine… Take your upvote

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    17 hours ago

    its the same at the low end 60 = p60, 120 = p120 but then it diverges. Odd. Can I still use SI prefixes with it? milli-P giga-P?

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      Grit (both CAMI amd FEPA) is based on the size of the grains that pass through a series of increasingly fine mesh sieves, with the numbers representing how many holes per a given area there are in the sieve. However, the size of those holes depends on both the density of the wires and the thickness of the wires (thicker wires = smaller holes if you have the same density of holes), so I would imagine that the two standards diverge because of that. I don’t know for sure though, and those standards are expensive to buy

      I don’t think you could use SI prefixes with the grit systems, but ultra-fine sandpaper often abandons the grit systems and just gives you an average size of grain in micrometres

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    17 hours ago

    Where the hell do you get 12 grit and what the hell do you do with it?

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      16 hours ago

      https://marshalltowntools.co.uk/marshalltown-sandpaper-for-sanding-rasp-12-grit-14-x-8-pack-of-10-m5749?srsltid=AfmBOorxI8-Gk0GU2Z86q4SCpp2-1ntZV3sEXPH6AQagIV6qhnFy2CUR

      It’s not cheap or particularly easy to get, but it’s out there. Seems like it’s basically only used for particularly rough hardwood flooring and sometimes shaping drywall

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        8 hours ago

        Ahh, perfect for my kitchen knife.

        • Skua@kbin.earth
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          Could probably make it serrated with that stuff

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      17 hours ago

      Peel them off to load your slingshot. You make it out of paper, spray glue, and a bucket of rocks or stones (which are interchangeable terms and I bring this up for no reason in particular).

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