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My DH was a wood patternmaker, and I found some of his rulers. One was a
'shrink rule' and the measurements could really throw off a block if you were not aware! (A shrink rule measurements are larger to compensate for metal shrinkage when poured into a sand mould created from the wood pattern.) Nancycog in MD |
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Very stealthy, Pat. A good way to start the fabric and quilting
addiction. Heh, Heh! Nancycog in wet, soggy, rainy MD |
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Architects use them too. Most office supply stores have them The
triangle ones are great. I have a 6" metal ruler about 1/2" wide that is my very favorite. It is nothing like the little cheapies made for sewing. I have kept track of it for over 30 years. Taria Nann Hilyard wrote: Patti, my dad was an engineer, too. One of the rulers I "inherited" is triangular. It is 12" long and three-sided--each side has two edges, with the result that the ruler has 6 different scales. I also have the ruler I got when I was in 2nd grade. That was 1959-60! Nann "Patti" wrote in message ... As opposed to ... ! I *love* rulers. Not quilting rulers, but all rulers. I found my heart's delight not so long ago - a *steel* twelve inch ruler. No warping, no twisting, the calibrations go down to 64ths!!!! I just love it! I also have a navigational parallel rule - for drawing parallel lines (for me that is!) - complete with brass holding knobs and turning pieces. Mmmm .. just like my Dad's of many years ago. Maybe I should have been an engineer? . In message . net, Polly Esther writes There's a ruler here that I love. Love too much. There are others but this is the one I always pick up. After many happy years together the lines wore off right at the front edge. "Why", I said to myself, "don't you fix it?" So I did. I sort of wiped off the ruler and drew new lines with my friend, the Sharpie extra fine point marker. How sweet it is. Why didn't I do that sooner? Polly -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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I have my dad's ..one is a wooden triangle...I love it !....and the other
triangle has one that comes apart...forgot what it is called but just neat to have something of his. Mary "Nann Hilyard" wrote in message . .. Patti, my dad was an engineer, too. One of the rulers I "inherited" is triangular. It is 12" long and three-sided--each side has two edges, with the result that the ruler has 6 different scales. I also have the ruler I got when I was in 2nd grade. That was 1959-60! Nann "Patti" wrote in message ... As opposed to ... ! I *love* rulers. Not quilting rulers, but all rulers. I found my heart's delight not so long ago - a *steel* twelve inch ruler. No warping, no twisting, the calibrations go down to 64ths!!!! I just love it! I also have a navigational parallel rule - for drawing parallel lines (for me that is!) - complete with brass holding knobs and turning pieces. Mmmm .. just like my Dad's of many years ago. Maybe I should have been an engineer? . In message . net, Polly Esther writes There's a ruler here that I love. Love too much. There are others but this is the one I always pick up. After many happy years together the lines wore off right at the front edge. "Why", I said to myself, "don't you fix it?" So I did. I sort of wiped off the ruler and drew new lines with my friend, the Sharpie extra fine point marker. How sweet it is. Why didn't I do that sooner? Polly -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Many, many years ago an engineer friend who worked at Honeywell gave me a
thin metal 6-inch ruler marked in 64th, and on the other side is cm and mm. I love that ruler and still use it all the time! and because the marks are engraved, all I have to do is rub a graphite pencil over them to renew any that have worn. I understand the feeling completely! -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you aren't trying. --Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools --Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "Patti" wrote in message ... As opposed to ... ! I *love* rulers. Not quilting rulers, but all rulers. I found my heart's delight not so long ago - a *steel* twelve inch ruler. No warping, no twisting, the calibrations go down to 64ths!!!! I just love it! I also have a navigational parallel rule - for drawing parallel lines (for me that is!) - complete with brass holding knobs and turning pieces. Mmmm .. just like my Dad's of many years ago. Maybe I should have been an engineer? . In message . net, Polly Esther writes There's a ruler here that I love. Love too much. There are others but this is the one I always pick up. After many happy years together the lines wore off right at the front edge. "Why", I said to myself, "don't you fix it?" So I did. I sort of wiped off the ruler and drew new lines with my friend, the Sharpie extra fine point marker. How sweet it is. Why didn't I do that sooner? Polly -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Aw Polly - it's just hard to part with our favorites, no matter how
"worn" they are.... that goes for rulers, coffee cups, slippers, jammies, and pin cushions. It's not really being a tightwad, it's just being "comfortable" with what you're used to. I love your tip though!! Hugz Patti in Seattle "forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it" =AD=ADmark twain=AD=AD |
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Nann Hilyard wrote:
I also have the ruler I got when I was in 2nd grade. That was 1959-60! I have the 12" wooden ruler I was given at the local Coca-Cola bottling plant when our country grade school kids toured the plant when I was in first grade (1951). It's a bit worse for wear -- I wouldn't want to use it to draw a sharp straight line -- but it's okay to measure. Julia in MN -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/ |
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I have one of those, too, Nann!
(Forgot to mention the Slide Rule!) Aren't they fun? In message , Nann Hilyard writes Patti, my dad was an engineer, too. One of the rulers I "inherited" is triangular. It is 12" long and three-sided--each side has two edges, with the result that the ruler has 6 different scales. I also have the ruler I got when I was in 2nd grade. That was 1959-60! Nann -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Nann Hilyard wrote:
Patti, my dad was an engineer, too. One of the rulers I "inherited" is triangular. It is 12" long and three-sided--each side has two edges, with the result that the ruler has 6 different scales. I also have the ruler I got when I was in 2nd grade. That was 1959-60! Nann Back in the days of slide rules (remember them?), my dad had a circular one for navigation in military aircraft where the traditional straight one was too long. Big Sis had hers broken and borowwed the round one for a week... It puzzled her maths teacher no end! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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