Sliver Thickness Measurement

 Sliver thickness is measured in weight per unit length.

 Commonly used unit is grains per yards.
Mass Measurement Length Measurement
1 Gram = 15.432 grains 1 Meter = 1.0936 yards
1 KG = 1000 Grams 1 Meter = 39.37 inch
1 KG = 2.2046 Lbs 1 Yard = 36 inch
1 Lbs = 453.59 grams 1 Hanks = 840 yards
1 Lbs = 7000 grains

 If Sliver count is 90 grain/yards means 90 grains weight in 1 yard length of Sliver.

Sliver Wrapping for its Count or Thickness Check

 Prepare 6 yards lea.
 Measure its weight in grams on Scale
 Use Following formula
Weight of lea in grams
Sliver (Grain/yard) = x 15.432
6

1 grams = 15.432

Sliver (Grain/yard) = Weight of lea in grams x 2.572

So 2.572 Constant is used widely.

Weight in grams of 6 yards lea is multiplied by 2.572

Conversion from Grain per Yard to Ne.

8.33___
Ne = e.g. Ne= 8.33 = 1.104
Grain/yards 80

8.33 is Constant
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How 8.33 is derived
 As Ne is Hanks per punds
 1 hanks = 840 yards
 1 Lbs = 7000 grains
So, when we convert 1 Ne into grain per yards, Then

Grains 7000
1 Ne = = = 8.33
Yard 840

So,
1 Ne = 8.33 grains / yards
So Conversion Formula is

8.33____ 8.33__
1 Ne = Grains/yard =
(Grains/yards) (Ne)

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