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quick question
I found a great deal on some 40 micron sandpaper and was wondering what that would translate into in regular grit sizes. Also is there a way of converting one to the other?
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40 microns would be about 280 grit per this table.
Grit........Mesh........Microns............Inches 4...........3.5........5600~4750.........0.187 (nom.) 5...........4...........4750~4000.........0.157 6...........5...........4000~3350.........0.132 7...........6...........3350~2800.........0.111 8...........7...........2210...................0.0 87 (av.) 10.........8...........1854...................0.07 3 12.........10.........1600...................0.063 14.........12.........1346...................0.053 16.........14.........1092...................0.043 20.........16...........940...................0.03 7 24.........20...........686...................0.02 7 30.........25...........559...................0.02 2 36.........30...........483...................0.03 0 46.........40...........356...................0.01 4 54.........45...........305...................0.01 2 60.........50...........254...................0.01 0 70.........60...........203...................0.00 8 80.........70...........165...................0.00 65 90.........80...........145...................0.00 57 100......100..........122...................0.0048 120......120..........102...................0.0040 150......140............89...................0.003 5 180......170............76...................0.003 0 220......200............63...................0.002 5 240......200............50- 53.5..........0.00200 280........................40.5- 44.0.......0.00154 320........................32.5- 36.0.......0.00122 360........................25.8- 28.8 400........................20.6- 23.6.......0.00087 500........................16.7- 19.7.......0.00075 600........................13.0- 16.0.......0.00063 700............................................... 0.00055 800..........................9.8- 12.3.......0.00047 900............................................... 0.00035 1000........................6.8- 9.3.........0.00028 1200........................4.5- 6.5 Last edited by Bob Warner; 10-29-2002 at 02:44 PM. |
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Thanks
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Bob, your the King of Charts!
__________________ Jerry Oksman ~ Cogito Cogito Ergo Cogito Sum ~ |
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along this line...
...along this line, what's the difference between "a" and "b" grit sandpapers?
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