Odd numbered sheet metal gauges?

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Ok I know that they are on the chart, but everywhere I worked I only ran into sheet stainless in even numbered gauges.I have a welding test this week and the staffing guy told me it was going to be 19 and 23 gauge.Are odd numbered gauges rare? How come I have done all this stainless but never ran into an odd numbered gauge?
Reply:Originally Posted by BurnitOk I know that they are on the chart, but everywhere I worked I only ran into sheet stainless in even numbered gauges.I have a welding test this week and the staffing guy told me it was going to be 19 and 23 gauge.Are odd numbered gauges rare? How come I have done all this stainless but never ran into an odd numbered gauge?
Reply:Originally Posted by BurnitOk I know that they are on the chart, but everywhere I worked I only ran into sheet stainless in even numbered gauges.I have a welding test this week and the staffing guy told me it was going to be 19 and 23 gauge.Are odd numbered gauges rare? How come I have done all this stainless but never ran into an odd numbered gauge?
Reply:I assume ya'll are talking just in Stainless????  Cause odd # guage in mild steel is common, at least 11 guage is.
Reply:Yeah its stainless
Reply:I've run into 11 ga. in steel. That translates into 1/8" plus or minus a few thousands of an inch. Guess it depends on how the steel mill had their rolls adjusted that particular run. All the rest of the steel I've ever used in guage thickness has been even numbered.
Reply:Originally Posted by OldtimerI've run into 11 ga. in steel. That translates into 1/8" plus or minus a few thousands of an inch. Guess it depends on how the steel mill had their rolls adjusted that particular run. All the rest of the steel I've ever used in guage thickness has been even numbered.
Reply:I was just quoting the guage spec sheet that shows what thickness it is supposed to be. I agree about the mills rolling as thin as they can get away with. When I used a lot of the stuff I bought it from a supplier that sold Armco, made in the USA, it ran pretty true and didn't have a curve from beening handled so much getting it shipped over here. Lumber seems to have the same problem, usually running an 1/8' or more under published standards. Read the label on what used to be a pound can of coffee in the last few years? The contents you pay for keeps getting smaller while the price goes up.