When are JBL going to go metric?

[cooky1257]

Hi all,
After a mind numbing morning searching the web for UK stockists of 1/4" 20 x 3/4" bolts(with eventual success) only to be followed by an unsuccessful afternoon searching for some 6/32" x 3/8" 's it occurred to me.
Given JBL seems geared to overseas markets why the heck don't they adopt the metric system?...just for me
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[hjames]

Hi all,
After a mind numbing morning searching the web for UK stockists of 1/4" 20 x 3/4" bolts(with eventual success) only to be followed by an unsuccessful afternoon searching for some 6/32" x 3/8" 's it occurred to me.
Given JBL seems geared to overseas markets why the heck don't they adopt the metric system?...just for me
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Even if they did, it won't help those of us who own and love our vintage gear ...

[1audiohack]

As others have said before, McMasterCarr is a pretty good resource for fasteners. I don't know if they ship international however.

We ship back and fourth to the UK all the time. If you have a need for something and really can't get it there, and it is something I can get with relative ease I would be happy to send it to you. PM me.

Barry.

Are your 6-32X.375" screws for the push terminals?

[Titanium Dome]

Like a lot of things, we tried and failed in the 70s to make the switch. I'm trying to avoid politics, as it's a no-no on this site, thankfully. But in as politically neutral a statement as I can muster, if we adopt certain modernizations that are more pressing in 2009, perhaps there will be another chance to make "metrics for the masses" a reality here in the States.

It's hard to believe we've been backward on this for so long, but that's part of the spirit of America, created by the tension of pushing forward and holding back all at the same time.

This actually increases economic activity since, for example , I have to have a complete set of metric tools and a set of "standard" tools, and I have to have both types of hardware in my workshop.

[cooky1257]

Hi, Thanks for the offer, given where I'm based you'd think imperial measure threads/bolts would be easy to source eh?.... they are to mount the O45Ti comp driver onto the SAM horn.I'll have another crack at it this evening.
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[macaroonie]

model fixings.co.uk are pretty useful I have found

[JeffW]

That we haven't completely made the swap means that at my local hardware store I can buy both metric and imperial fasteners, taps, dies, etc. This is a small town, so they are dearly priced, but they actually have a very good selection.

[cooky1257]

model fixings.co.uk are pretty useful I have found

Bingo! Useful indeed.
Thanks Mac.

[richluvsound]

try cerkenwell srews. in fact i need to go myself. what do you need ?

Rich

[cooky1257]

try cerkenwell srews. in fact i need to go myself. what do you need ?

Rich

That's very kind of you Rich but I've got them all on order now.
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[tarior]

After WWII, the US should have forced the whole world to adopt the Imperial system. Then we wouldn't have these problems.

[Hoerninger]

Then we wouldn't have these problems.

... but the problems with unit conversions and the loss of the decimal system would have stayed anyway.
The MKSA system is an international well approved standard.

So I enjoy my live with that what I have.
(But I can convert inches into centimeters too. )
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Peter

[Mr. Widget]

(But I can convert inches into centimeters too. )

Conversions are basically a minor inconvenience unless of course you are sending an orbiter to Mars.

On a more serious note, most products being designed in the US today are designed in the metric system. We may still use SAE threads but, the actual design is typically done in CAD using metric dimensions.


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[tarior]

... but the problems with unit conversions and the loss of the decimal system would have stayed anyway.
The MKSA system is an international well approved standard.

So I enjoy my live with that what I have.
(But I can convert inches into centimeters too. )
___________
Peter

If the whole world used Imperial measurements, there would be no need for conversions.
I can convert back and forth pretty easily, but I still hate the metric system and I always will.

[Mr. Widget]

...but I still hate the metric system and I always will.

Joke, right?


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