I have one pattern bit in metric size and also have another in imperial. the Imperial bit (a Yonika) was bought solely because I wanted a cheap bit to practise with and for the fact that whether it was metric or imperial did not matter for the first cut I intended to do. It was a hinge mortise using a jig. As things worked out I used the metric bit anyway as I bought that locally and the cheap bit took a while to get here from USA.
I have a set of metric radius gauges.
Now I have to make a decision.
Bits from the USA are considerably cheaper than those available here in New Zealand - but they seem to all be Imperial whereas, like Australia, we deal in metrics now. Its not helped by the fact that most plans available are also imperial. Yes I can convert imperial to metric and there is always Google to provide a check of my conversion.
My wallet says buy a basic set of cheaper Imperial bits from USA and once I find out the ones I use most replace them with metric over time.
My head tells me not to be a tight and buy decent metric bits (maybe from Australia??)
I would appreciate the views of others that may have faced this decision.
I have a set of metric radius gauges.
Now I have to make a decision.
Bits from the USA are considerably cheaper than those available here in New Zealand - but they seem to all be Imperial whereas, like Australia, we deal in metrics now. Its not helped by the fact that most plans available are also imperial. Yes I can convert imperial to metric and there is always Google to provide a check of my conversion.
My wallet says buy a basic set of cheaper Imperial bits from USA and once I find out the ones I use most replace them with metric over time.
My head tells me not to be a tight and buy decent metric bits (maybe from Australia??)
I would appreciate the views of others that may have faced this decision.
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