it confuses me some bolt heads are in 1/4 ect and some are 6/32 ect and it confuses the hell out of me. What is the equivalent of 1/4" in /32?
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Trouble understanding imperial size bolts
- Thread starter RudeDogg1
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8/32 but why would you need to know that? 1/4 is 1/4
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because I cant find 1/4 ones im looking for but can find 8/32 the same length lol
which look exactly the same which is what led to my confusion
which look exactly the same which is what led to my confusion
It is confusing, #8 32 x1/4 means 8 gauge ( diameter ), 32 teeth per inch, 1/4 inch long. Try not to worry about it too much, I forgot most of that crap 28 years ago when my apprenticeship finished :>).
8/32 is the same as 1/4. It's also 4/16 or 16/64.
Imperial is quite easy once you get the hang of it. The smallest common size in fractions of an inch is 16th's. Imagine 1 inch = 16/16.
2/16 = 1/8
3/16
4/16 = 1/4
5/16
6/16 = 3/8
7/16
8/16 = 1/2
9/16
10/16 =5/8
11/16
12/16 = 3/4
13/16
14/16 = 7/8
15/16
16/16 = 1 inch
Imperial is quite easy once you get the hang of it. The smallest common size in fractions of an inch is 16th's. Imagine 1 inch = 16/16.
2/16 = 1/8
3/16
4/16 = 1/4
5/16
6/16 = 3/8
7/16
8/16 = 1/2
9/16
10/16 =5/8
11/16
12/16 = 3/4
13/16
14/16 = 7/8
15/16
16/16 = 1 inch
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maybe its because im a youthfull 34 years young im used to metric :0p
I don't tip the scales on that many more years than you Rudi but I have worked on old Brit cars which means I have had to do the fractions before. I gave all my old imperial tools away as I ended up with all metric good stuff and then pinball came into my life. 
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that sucks dude
