".Blueskies." wrote in message
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How about 1 hundredth of an inch?


That was my thought when I read the whole silly thread. The problem is that
hundreths are not a "popular" dimension. It seems that in popular notation
the instant you segment an inch you are dealing in thou. So, asking someone
to remain within "ten thou" is instantly understood by almost anyone. By the
time you go the nest step and get into tenths people usually revert to
fractions and start dealing in /32s or /16s.

In any case stay away from pencils, I'm not that careful with a scribe, and
sharpies are common. I've got two sitting on my desk.