The problem with global manufacturing

[BravoXray]

Metric sockets are good to use to hammer onto rusted inch dimension bolts and nuts.

 

[LittleBill21]

I think I know why the US has not adopted the metric system. It’s a strategic thing. Multiplying and dividing by 12 or 16 helps our young folks develop their minds, vs just using multiples of 10 for everything.

No its stupid, I have never done the math EVER, i literally just fit the next one and see if it fits. SAE should have died 20 years ago, Thank god it's in the minority now.

 

[ultrarunner]

50 years ago school said in 10 years all metric… must be using metric system to count years???

 

[Lineman North Florida]

No its stupid, I have never done the math EVER, i literally just fit the next one and see if it fits. SAE should have died 20 years ago, Thank god it's in the minority now.

I guess I don't understand the push to get rid of SAE and switch to metric, help me out, what makes metric superior?

 

[Richard001]

So why do we still have a clock with 12 hours ?
Can't we change that to 10 hours.

 

[LittleBill21]

I guess I don't understand the push to get rid of SAE and switch to metric, help me out, what makes metric superior?

considering its 1 and 10's vs fractions? not to mention its now 2 different sets of tools you need to own.

I'm sorry outside of SAE and kitchen measurements, I don't use fractions for anything, I would say 95% of people are in the same boat. why should i need to do math just to figure out what size I need. I know this is going to upset the old timers, but sorry, we should have converted everything to metric a long time ago.

 

[pmsmechanic]

There are a lot of American manufacturers that have been designing/engineering in metric for many years already. I don't mind one or the other. It's when you get a studded bolt with metric on one end and SAE on the other that I start to question the IQ of some engineers. Eg, Chevy transmission mounting bolts or Chevy brake bleeding screws.

 

[jyoutz]

I guess I don't understand the push to get rid of SAE and switch to metric, help me out, what makes metric superior?

It’s simple and doesn’t have weird non divisible numbers. Everything in the metric system is divisible or multiplicative by 10. Most of the world uses metric measurements and everyone in the U.S. who is trained in science uses it.

 

[LittleBill21]

There are a lot of American manufacturers that have been designing/engineering in metric for many years already. I don't mind one or the other. It's when you get a studded bolt with metric on one end and SAE on the other that I start to question the IQ of some engineers. Eg, Chevy transmission mounting bolts or Chevy brake bleeding screws.

I do cad design in metric, every time i get a request in SAE, I have to run it through a converter.

yes ford was a big fan of metric and SAE on the same vehicle.

 

[rScotty]

Metric is simpler, but SAE is not very challenging.
I'm not sure that we do ourselves any favors when we argue that the simplest path is the best one.