Steve GCC Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 As others said, our house designed in metric but some materials are imperial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Steve GCC said: our house designed in metric but some materials are imperial Thanks. I finally figured out why there are so many cracks where the ceiling does not go all the way to the walls and they fill those crack and paint over but give it a couple of minor tremors and the dang cracks are back. Where can I buy some "Imperial to Metric" crack filler 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDDavao II Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 And don't forget the "standard substandard" sizes for things like angle bar, Rebar, and flat bar stock. I had a heck of a time understanding what was going on when my wife and I went shopping for our block wall materials. We bought angle bar that was, among other things, cut to points and embedded in the top of the walls. It was supposed to be 5mm thick and we were being shown 3mm and 4mm "substandard". We finally got it out of the hardware store owners that actual 3/16ths-inch 5mm was "special order" because no one used it, even when called for. Instead, everyone used what was called 5mm but was apparently miss-sized by the (Chinese) manufacturers and sold at a discount for the difference. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrepid Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Dave Hounddriver said: Where can I buy some "Imperial to Metric" crack filler You have to buy it outside the Philippines. It is a special order item and only available two times a year on the second Thursday of the months with a letter "C" in the spelling. This special order can only be shipped by a Philippine Citizen by BB while living outside the country to a close family member with government ID to prove they are legally related and allowed to receive the BB. Otherwise you can take your chances and ship it anytime, by any shipper, and pay whatever the duties and taxes that the BOC deem able to charge you which most likely would be ten to thirty times the amount of the"Imperial to Metric" filler. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted July 23, 2017 Author Posted July 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Dave Hounddriver said: Where can I buy some "Imperial to Metric" crack filler Similar to this? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve GCC Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 1 hour ago, JDDavao said: And don't forget the "standard substandard" sizes for things like angle bar, Rebar, and flat bar stock. ahhh but rebar is actually 10mm, 12mm and 16mm we used...........BUT the angle iron for the roof was a mix 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 angle iron that was 5mm thick.........beggers belief 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 1 hour ago, OnMyWay said: Similar to this? I love the last line in the clip "Available in Oprah size!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary D Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 22 hours ago, Steve GCC said: ahhh but rebar is actually 10mm, 12mm and 16mm we used...........BUT the angle iron for the roof was a mix 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 angle iron that was 5mm thick.........beggers belief Probably undersized 1/4" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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