aughts & naughts

[Ron Nossaman]

>> 2/0 is smaller than a 4/0 tuning pin.
>> 
>> a 0 screw is larger than a 00 screw.
>> 
>> Go figure.
>> 
>
>	Well, this is a fine paradox.... I hope someone solves it.


Screw Size	Wire Gauge	Dia. Inches	Dia. Millimeters
0		17		0.054		1.37
1		15		0.072		1.83
2		14		0.080		2.03
3		13		0.091		2.31
4		12		0.105		2.67
5		11		0.120		3.05
6		10		0.135		3.43
7		9		0.148		3.76
8		8		0.162		4.11
9		7		0.177		4.50
10		6.5		0.184		4.67
11		6		0.192		4.88
12		5		0.207		5.26
13		4.5		0.216		5.49
14		4		0.225		5.72
15		3		0.243		6.17
16		2.5		0.253		6.43
17		2		0.262		6.65
18		1		0.283		7.19
20		0.5				
22		0		0.306		7.77
24		00		0.331		8.41
26		00.5				
28		000		0.362		9.19
30		0000		0.393		9.98

No paradox, just indexing a known scale from the other direction.

Ron N