How thick is a mil.?

[JOddino]

Depends on who you are talking to.  An artillery gunner would say a mil is a thousandth of a radian.  I think at one time a tenth of a penny or a thousandth of a dollar was also called a mil.  So the real answer is "a thousandth of something".  
Jim  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: mike mueller 
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  Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM
  Subject: Re: How thick is a mil.?


   Now that I know I can't believe I didn't know. Mike

  edbon85 at optonline.net wrote: 
    Half the thickness of 2 mil, couldn't resist : )
    1 mil is .001 inch, one thousand on an inch.
    Ed M.

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: mike mueller 
    Date: Friday, April 23, 2004 11:13 am
    Subject: How thick is a mil.?

    > Ok I took out the metric converter and I think I have the math right.
    > Could one of you smart dudes check this?
    > A micron is 1000th of a millimeter, correct?
    > A millimeter is about .039+", Correct?
    > 25 microns is about .001, correct?
    > Then what's a mil.? And how thick is a mil?
    > I need to order 1 mil. vinyl and i'd like to know.
    > TIA, Mike
    > 
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