Originally Posted by
jeffrey001
......Canada has been a metric country since 1970 I think, but I can't understand why it is so hard to find metric supply....
Jeff
Not entirely correct, I think this is the way things happened.
Canada started to convert to metric back then with a transitional period during which both Imperial and Metric measure were legal.
Towards the end of the transitional period the government, I cannot recall whether it was Liberal or Conservative, cancelled the legislation that would have made Metric the only legal measure. The result is that both systems are still legal.
I buy aluminum, brass and steel round bar in inch sizes and cannot easily get metric. I can get most metric bolts, screws, etc. I buy 6mm plastic in 4' by 8' sheets.
I think most of the time in imperial because I am an old fart but sometimes I will tell someone to cut of a length of something in imperial plus or minus a millimeter or so.
I think it is safe to say I am as screwed up as the whole country when it comes to metric measure.
An open mind is a virtue...so long as all the common sense has not leaked out.