Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Metric vs. US/Imperial (Was: The Leap Second is Dead. How Will GNU/Linux Cope?) Date: 19 Oct 2026 02:30:45 GMT Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <18df0d1075e60834$2732$2693458$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <6ad3783b$0$7098$426a34cc@news.free.fr> <18df56f2b859344d$1690$25751$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <11b2c82$vg3b$1@news.xmission.com> <18dfa4de459a02e4$1865$25751$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <11b3451$1d9sl$1@dont-email.me> <18dfb65996728c15$2363$2483150$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net GC3mbY8ctk0cLzGWxp6dgQl8lR9+CBwaST7zqslZJ3J5FOXTI8 Cancel-Lock: sha1:u6OSUcP5IRojwHubZ45YZLKb9/s= sha256:CnH1rIlrKPQyRYUxzKtKEP2Cri2PkejydwM/AqhZpiY= User-Agent: Pan/0.165 (Kostiantynivka) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:94272 On Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:27:52 +0000, Leroy H wrote: > What I find somewhat amusing is that, like most other DIY people, I was > forced to purchase a set of metric sockets (at great expense). > > Each socket is forged on one end to be a specific metric size (e.g. > 10mm) > but the reverse end, where the shaft of the socket wrench attaches, is > forged to an Imperial unit (e.g. 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch). I've got a couple of sets of metric sockets but I don't recall either being at great expense. What I find annoying is the number of metric and SAE sockets that are almost but not quite the same dimension. That's a real joy when you're working on a US vehicle that mixed and matched. Then there was Harley when they went to Torx fasteners. Most of the early Torx sets went T20, T25, T30 etc. Harley threw a few T27s in at odd places. A T25 almost works before it strips out the head.