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From: "lcdpublishing" <lcdpublishing@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 2:21 PM
Subject: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: How to calculate effective mil values from
printer dpi


> "Mil" isn't used by machinists (here in the U.S.). Our basis is the
> thousandth of an inch .001 and of course the Inch unit.

We call 0.001" a 'thou' in the UK. I use mils for PCBs, though.

Leon