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8d (eight penny) nails are made from 10 1/4 gauge (oh how I detest those English/American standards!) steel wire.
10 1/4 gauge wire has a diameter of 0.131 inches or 3.33 millimeters (metric - I can relate to that!).
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8 penny nail vs 10 penny nail?
An 8 penny nail (abbreviated as 8d) is 2.5 inches in length. A 10 penny nail (10d) is 3 inches in length.
What is the diameter of a US penny in meters or feet?
The diameter of a US penny is 0.01905 metres
Diameter of a penny in kilometers?
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What is diameter of penny in cm?
A US copper penny is exactly 2 cm wide.
What is the approximate diameter of the penny?
The size of the penny is very important. The weight of it is 2.500 grams exactly. The diameter is 0.750 inches or 19.05 mm or 1.905 centimeters.
8 penny nail vs 10 penny nail?
An 8 penny nail (abbreviated as 8d) is 2.5 inches in length. A 10 penny nail (10d) is 3 inches in length.
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.
How long is an 8 penny nail?
2 1/2 inches...
What is the diameter of a penny to the nearest one eighth of an inch?
6/8 of an inch
What type of nail is used for roof shingles a large head nail a copper nail a small head nail or a 8 penny nail?
try using galvanized-- large head 1- 1/2 inch long
What rusts faster penny nail or paperclip?
a penny
What is the diameter of a US penny in meters or feet?
The diameter of a US penny is 0.01905 metres
Diameter of a penny in inches?
Diameter of an Australian penny (no longer currency) is 1 and 3/16".
What is a penny's diameter in millimeters?
There are several countries in which the minor currency unit is a penny - including the US where a cent is called a penny!The UK penny has a diameter of 20.3 mm.
What is the diameter of a 1967 British Penny?
From 1860 to 1967, the British bronze Penny was 30.81 mm in diameter.
Will coke melt a penny or nail?
Coke will not melt a penny or a nail; that process would involve heat. Instead, the acid from the soda may oxidize some of the metal atoms in the penny and the nail, causing them to become ions and soluble. The some of the metal will dissolve, causing the penny or nail to become pitted and tarnished. However, these objects will not melt.
