Thread: WHEN IS 60cm not 60CM ?

As an ex chef, I have nothing but disdain for these twonks that design these things. It's all marketing BS!

Latest euro electro crap.

Rant begining.

Will.

In some way's I was lucky in the fact that I grew in when imperial measurements were the standard , As a young Plumber in the UK the construction industry was one of the first to go over to SI. units . I never had a problem converting to metric . I am still very familiar with both , however I only ever use metric . This is where the problem lies ! Our industry uses mm. not cm. Why cm. is used is beyond me It is so confusing for so many people . As for tape measure's I will only buy them with mm. not cm.+ ft. and ins . Let me explain 1602 mm on a tape with mm is 1602 . Now if you have a tape that is in cm. 1602 cm is 1620 mm. there is a difference of 18mm so you can see It is easy to make a mistake for someone not familiar with both . Sometimes these mistakes can be very expensive !!.. cheers , Jim ..

1602cm is 16020mm

You'll find that a 60CM cook top is the hole measurement that it sits in

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

You'll find that a 60CM cook top is the hole measurement that it sits in

Baz.

AH, but if the overall top measurement on some is say only 58cm or (580mm) then it will fall through a 60cm (600mm) hole!
and checking the different tops manufacture's install instructions it has specs for hole size and they all are different so that is the problem

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

AH, but if the overall top measurement on some is say only 58cm or (580mm) then it will fall through a 60cm (600mm) hole!
and checking the different tops manufacture's install instructions it has specs for hole size and they all are different so that is the problem

Take a tape measure with you

Originally Posted by jimr1

In some way's I was lucky in the fact that I grew in when imperial measurements were the standard , As a young Plumber in the UK the construction industry was one of the first to go over to SI. units . I never had a problem converting to metric . I am still very familiar with both , however I only ever use metric . This is where the problem lies ! Our industry uses mm. not cm. Why cm. is used is beyond me It is so confusing for so many people . As for tape measure's I will only buy them with mm. not cm.+ ft. and ins . Let me explain 1602 mm on a tape with mm is 1602 . Now if you have a tape that is in cm. 1602 cm is 1620 mm. there is a difference of 18mm so you can see It is easy to make a mistake for someone not familiar with both . Sometimes these mistakes can be very expensive !!.. cheers , Jim ..

I think you did a typo, I think you mean 160cm is 1600mm (1 cm is 10mm , 1metre is 100 cm or 1000mm) The metric system works on 10s

Guys, you don't understand...Jimr1 lives in an alternate universe where 1 cm to him is 1 mm to us. Just his conversion, 1620 divided by 1602, allows for expansion of the steel tape over a longer distance