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There are also tons of machines and tools made to work in inches. As more things are becoming computer controlled, it's easier to convert between inch and mm on the fly, but every drill bit, end mill, and tool holder for the manual mill in my company's shop is in inch.
I'm also gonna disagree with you on the 12 better than 10 front. Just use a calculator if you can't do it in your head and round to the nearest mm. I bet you'll learn what 10/6 and 10/3 are faster than 12/5 too.
I can actually do all of those in my head, so that wouldn't be an issue for me.
But yeah, all of my tools and bits and holders are imperial, and someone else better be paying to get the damn things replaced or they are staying imperial even if we go metric. I think the only things I have in metric are allans (allens? I've never had to spell it out), like 2 hole saws from an old project, and a set of calipers I was gifted and have used maybe twice
Everyone thinks the the switch would somehow be overnight and everyone would be required to throw away their old stuff. In reality, you just replace the things when they wear out and all the new equipment is metric. Tada!