"GAUGE OF METAL THICKNESS"

[quiry13]

Historically where and how was the term "gauge" derived and what does it really mean in terms of metal thickness?

 

[Ant101]

Yous are probably refering to sheet or wire gauge numbers. I believe the term originated by saying how many thicknesses of say a particualr sheet would go into one inch. Thus higher gauge number mean thinner material. The same is true for sieve size and also sandpaper particle sizes.

Anthony