The gears in my head don't mesh

MrWhoopee

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Suzuki4evr said:

In DP it is 12.7

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Which, oddly enough is half of 25.4. Why does that number sound so familiar?

 

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Is that the number of licks to the center of a tootsie pop Mr. Owl?

 

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MrWhoopee said:

Which, oddly enough is half of 25.4. Why does that number sound so familiar?

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Thank you for all your help MrWhoopee

 

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LEEQ said:

Is that the number of licks to the center of a tootsie pop Mr. Owl?

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Don't know what this is about, but sounds like an insde joke

 

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MrWhoopee said:

Which, oddly enough is half of 25.4. Why does that number sound so familiar?

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Number of millimeters in an inch.

 

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rgray said:

Number of millimeters in an inch.

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Exactly.

 

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If ya notice, mod 1 is 25.4 dp. Mod 2 is 12.7 dp. So at least that helps make it easier for the imperial thinkers. Suzuki, the silly reference was from an old candy advertisement. I was just funning.

 

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LEEQ said:

If ya notice, mod 1 is 25.4 dp. Mod 2 is 12.7 dp. So at least that helps make it easier for the imperial thinkers.

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Demonstrating that Module and Diametral Pitch are not really all that different. In fact, the term "Diametral Pitch" more clearly explains the concept and could be applied to either system. I suggest Metric Diametral Pitch (MDP) and Imperial (or Inch) Diametral Pitch (IDP) as replacements for the existing terminology. It has only been through the course of this discussion that I have clearly understood the similarity.

 

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A lot of useful information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear

 

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LEEQ said:

If ya notice, mod 1 is 25.4 dp. Mod 2 is 12.7 dp. So at least that helps make it easier for the imperial thinkers. Suzuki, the silly reference was from an old candy advertisement. I was just funning.

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I thought it must have been some kind of advertisement.