How thick is a mil.?

[Chris Larson]

As a lifer in the paint industry and having to write specs, etc, for how to paint, as well as inspect and test the finished product, 1 mil is .001 inch, one thousand of an inch in our world.
Chris Larson
D7

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com 
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  Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:04 PM
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  Not if its written on a check. A $mil in pennies, that's a different matter 



    Subj:Re: How thick is a mil.? 
    Date:4/23/2004 5:33:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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    Unless it is one million dollars - that is pretty thick


      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: JOddino 
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      Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 3:27 PM
      Subject: Re: How thick is a mil.?


      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
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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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