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Handy Information

Here are a few pieces of general information that we  find useful here at Ezimetal. Maybe you will too.

Colour Codes for steel thickness    



1.6mm = Purple
1.8mm = Brown
2.0mm = Yellow
2.5mm = Pink
3.0mm = Blue
3.5mm = Dark Blue
4.0mm = Green
5.0mm = Orange
6.0mm = White
8.0mm = Red
9.0mm = Purple
10mm = Yellow
12mm = Pink
16mm = Grey 

Gauges for sheet & wire sizes


26g = approx 0.4mm
24g = approx 0.6mm
22g = approx 0.8mm
20g = approx 1.0mm
18g = approx 1.2mm
16g = approx 1.6mm
14g = approx 1.8mm
12g = approx 2.5mm
10g = approx 3.0mm
8g = approx 4.0mm

Convert Inches to Millimetres


1/16"=1.588mm
1/8” = 3.175mm
3/16"=4.763mm
¼” = 6.35mm
5/16"=7.938mm
3/8” = 9.525mm
7/16"=11.113mm
½” = 12.7mm
9/16"=14.288mm
5/8” = 15.875mm
11/16"=17.463mm
¾” = 19.05mm
13/16"=20.638mm
7/8” = 22.23mm
15/16"=23.813mm
1” = 25.4mm
1 1/8” = 28.575mm
1 ¼” = 31.75mm
1 3/8” = 34.925mm
1 ½” = 38.1mm
2” = 50.8mm
2 ½” = 63.5mm
3” = 76.2mm
3 ½” = 88.9mm
4” = 101.6mm
4 ½” = 114.3mm
5” = 127mm
6” = 152.4mm
7” = 177.8mm
8” = 203.2mm
9” = 228.6mm
10” = 254mm
11” = 279.4mm
12” = 304.8mm

Convert Feet to Millimetres




1 foot = 305mm
2 feet = 610mm
3 feet = 915mm
4 feet = 1220mm
5 feet = 1525mm
6 feet = 1830mm
7 feet = 2135mm
8 feet = 2440mm
9 feet = 2745mm
10 feet = 3050mm
11 feet = 3355mm
12 feet = 3660mm
13 feet = 3965mm
14 feet = 4270mm
15 feet = 4575mm
16 feet = 4880mm
17 feet = 5185mm
18 feet = 5490mm
19 feet = 5795mm
20 feet = 6100mm