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What is bigger an 8 penny nail or 16 penny nail?
A 16d (16 penny) nail is larger. The larger the "penny" the larger the nail. But the lengths can vary, but generally an 8d is 2.5" and an 16d is 3 - 3.5".
Why is it called a sixteen penny nail?
The penny was as old English term used to describe the number of pennies required to purchase 100 nails. Today the term is used only as a measurement of the length of the nail. A common 16 penny nail used in general construction today has a standard length of 3.5 inches, a number 8 gauge diameter shaft (0.162 inches), a head diameter of 11/32nd of an inch and 44 such nails will weigh one pound.
Something that is 1 inch long?
a penny
How many centimeters long is a penny?
its actualy 1.9centimeters
Where does the term penny come from when sizing nails?
In earlier times, the size of a nail was set by the cost of 100 nails in pennies. The names persisted although the prices fluctuated.
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