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Wire Gauge
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Wire gauge is the measure of the diameter of wire or the thickness of a sheet of metal. The American standard is the Brown & Sharpe measurement system. Under this system, the higher the gauge number the thinner the wire or metal sheet.
The following chart shows the wire gauges I routinely use and their sizes in inches and millimeters. Gauge Inches Millimeters 10 .102 2.59 12 .081 2.05 14 .064 1.63 16 .051 1.29 18 .040 1.02 20 .032 .812 22 .025 .644 24 .020 .511 |