British “Gauge”

British “Gauge”

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5 March 2011 at 18:49 #65045
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I am building Wilding’s English dial clock and he refers to a brass part as “18 gauge” thick. Am I correct in assuming that 18 gauge in England is approximately 0.048″?

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5 March 2011 at 18:49 #3613
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5 March 2011 at 19:00 #65047
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Ed, You are correct. 18SWG is 0.048″ I think that is equivalent to US 22 Gauge

K
6 March 2011 at 13:33 #65084
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Thanks!

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