How thick is a mil.?

[mike mueller]

 If you asked around I think it would surprize you that most people don't know what a mil is. Thanks for all the info. Mike

JOddino <JOddino at socal.rr.com> wrote: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  
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 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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