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<DIV> Ron</DIV>
<DIV> Thanks Pal</DIV>
<DIV> Dale</DIV>
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size=2><BR>According to what I have here, Metric is (approximately,
<BR>rounded to four decimal places) 0.0005" smaller through gages <BR>12-14.5,
0.0006" smaller through gages 15-18, 0.0007" smaller <BR>through gages
18.5-21, and 0.0008" smaller through gages <BR>21.5-23. It never does get a
full half size smaller.<BR><BR>gage inches
inches metric<BR>------------------------------<BR>12
0.029 0.0285 0.725<BR>12.5
0.030 0.0295 0.75<BR>13 0.031
0.0305 0.775<BR>13.5 0.032
0.0315 0.8<BR>14 0.033 0.0325
0.825<BR>14.5 0.034 0.0335
0.85<BR>15 0.035 0.0344
0.875<BR>15.5 0.036 0.0354
0.9<BR>16 0.037 0.0364
0.925<BR>16.5 0.038 0.0374
0.95<BR>17 0.039 0.0384
0.975<BR>17.5 0.040 0.0394
1<BR>18 0.041 0.0404
1.025<BR>18.5 0.042 0.0413
1.05<BR>19 0.043 0.0423
1.075<BR>19.5 0.044 0.0433
1.1<BR>20 0.045 0.0443
1.125<BR>20.5 0.046 0.0453
1.15<BR>21 0.047 0.0463
1.175<BR>21.5 0.048 0.0472
1.2<BR>22 0.049 0.0482
1.225<BR>23 0.051 0.0512
1.3<BR>23.5 0.052 0.0522
1.325<BR><BR>Ron N</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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