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Gauge actually refers to the number of feet of iron wire it takes to weigh a pound....it takes 10 feet of 10 gauge iron wire to make a pound and it takes 30 feet of 30 gauge iron wire to make a pound.
at some point in time this got applied to sheet metal and this gauge system works about the same way.....the bigger the number the thinner the sheet metal.
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The higher the gauge, the thinner the metal. If I'm not mistaken gauge is measured in millimeters, only backwards.
Like in electrical wiring, 14 guage wire is about a 16th inch and 10 guage is almost a 1/4 inch etc. etc.
In otherwords, the lower the gauge the thicker it is.
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∙ 15y agoThese are mechanical devices with a clock-like dial and looking something like a vice with a measuring head that goes in and out.- to measure thickness. there are several various types.
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