▲ 846 ▼ Leaked Email Shows Elon Musk Demanding "Sub 10 Micron Accuracy ” Cybertruck Parts (jalopnik.com) submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 354 comments fedilink hide all child comments Tesla is facing issues with the bare metal construction of the Cybertruck, which Elon Musk warned was as tricky to do as making Lego bricks
[+] Rowsdower@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't that 10 microns? 0.01mm? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Xanvial@lemmy.one 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which is 0.4 thou permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago Oh haha, yeah, I understand my error now. Thanks for bearing with me permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) 0.4 thou = 0.4 mil (TIL about thous, all my engineering textbooks referencing US units must be old or something) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago decimal inches is basically only used in machining. The only time ive ever seen it is in schematics and an indicators. permalink fedilink source parent [–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago Thanks, I understand my error now. Corrected permalink fedilink source parent [+] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't that 10 microns? 0.01mm? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Xanvial@lemmy.one 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which is 0.4 thou permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago Oh haha, yeah, I understand my error now. Thanks for bearing with me permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Xanvial@lemmy.one 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which is 0.4 thou permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago Oh haha, yeah, I understand my error now. Thanks for bearing with me permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago Oh haha, yeah, I understand my error now. Thanks for bearing with me permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) 0.4 thou = 0.4 mil (TIL about thous, all my engineering textbooks referencing US units must be old or something) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago decimal inches is basically only used in machining. The only time ive ever seen it is in schematics and an indicators. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago decimal inches is basically only used in machining. The only time ive ever seen it is in schematics and an indicators. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago Thanks, I understand my error now. Corrected permalink fedilink source parent