apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

http://tinyurl.co.uk/vkjr

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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
.uk...
apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

I don't understand

Tim W

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

http://tinyurl.co.uk/vkjr


Have they edited the ad? I don't see that in the description.
and the photo shows a normal ruler with scales of 32 and 20
increments to the inches on the two edges.

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Tim W wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
.uk...
apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

I don't understand

Tim W

When I was at school there was eight eigths to an inch not ten?

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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

http://tinyurl.co.uk/vkjr

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Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Sir, first of all, it is a rule not a ruler. A 24" ruler would be
smaller than a midget and be the boss of his own country.
Second, they're not 8ths, but 10ths. Plenty of disciplines use tenths
as a measurment.

r

No, there's 10 tenths to the inch. I carry one daily graduated in 100ths.

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
.uk...
apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

http://tinyurl.co.uk/vkjr

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In article .com, "Robatoy" wrote:

Sir, first of all, it is a rule not a ruler. A 24" ruler would be
smaller than a midget and be the boss of his own country.

A 24" ruler would rule with both feet and never put a foot
wrong, right?

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True. What has that got to do with a 10ths scale?

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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When I was at school there was eight eigths to an inch not ten?

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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Tim W wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
.uk...
apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

I don't understand

Tim W

When I was at school there was eight eigths to an inch not ten?

oops! they're 10th's on the top and eight's on the bottom. :-)

/me runs away,sharpish like.

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In article , "The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote:

oops! they're 10th's on the top and eight's on the bottom. :-)

/me runs away,sharpish like.

Premature extrapolation?

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Robatoy wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

http://tinyurl.co.uk/vkjr

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Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Sir, first of all, it is a rule not a ruler. A 24" ruler would be
smaller than a midget and be the boss of his own country.
Second, they're not 8ths, but 10ths. Plenty of disciplines use tenths
as a measurment.

r

Sir one can use ruler or rule in this context as the object has been shown
to be an item of measurment.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/resu...=ruler&x=0&y=0

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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Robatoy wrote:

Sir, first of all, it is a rule not a ruler. A 24" ruler would be
smaller than a midget and be the boss of his own country.
Second, they're not 8ths, but 10ths. Plenty of disciplines use tenths
as a measurment.

r

Sir one can use ruler or rule in this context as the object has been shown
to be an item of measurment.

Rule is formal. Ruler would be okay in that language they speak along
the river Cam, Sir.
Maybe I have this confused with a 12 inch pianist?

r

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"CW" wrote in message

I carry one daily graduated in 100ths.

But can you read all those little lines?



Ah, but that isn't the important question. Why is
it daily graduated? Do the graduations disappear
at midnight?

"George E. Cawthon" wrote in message
...
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"CW" wrote in message

I carry one daily graduated in 100ths.

But can you read all those little lines?



Ah, but that isn't the important question. Why is
it daily graduated? Do the graduations disappear
at midnight?

"CW" wrote in news:X%mRg.423$Y24.133
@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net:

Yes, I also carry a jewlers loop.




is that a loop or loupe?

You guys are loopy. Tom
R. Pierce Butler wrote:
"CW" wrote in news:X%mRg.423$Y24.133
@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net:

Yes, I also carry a jewlers loop.




is that a loop or loupe?

wrote in message
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On 23 Sep 2006 23:53:25 -0700, "tom" wrote:

You guys are loopy. Tom

That is loupey

You just have to magnify the littlest detail don't you?

B A R R Y wrote:
On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:41:39 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


You just have to magnify the littlest detail don't you?


Why put him under a microscope?

Thats magnitude for ya.

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In article ,
B A R R Y wrote:
On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:41:39 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


You just have to magnify the littlest detail don't you?


Why put him under a microscope?

He's trying to be objective.
Let it slide.

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(in
) said:

| In article ,
| B A R R Y wrote:
|| On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:41:39 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
|| wrote:
||
||| You just have to magnify the littlest detail don't you?
||
|| Why put him under a microscope?
|
| He's trying to be objective.
| Let it slide.

At this stage, any illumination might help - the thread is becoming a
bit out of focus...

--
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DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto

On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 20:21:56 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote:

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Tim W wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
.uk...
apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

I don't understand

Tim W

When I was at school there was eight eigths to an inch not ten?

oops! they're 10th's on the top and eight's on the bottom. :-)

/me runs away,sharpish like.

Damn.. a mistake so soon? It's only September! *g*

I don't remember ever seeing a rule with 10ths.. sort of interesting..
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

On 23 Sep 2006 23:53:25 -0700, "tom" wrote:

You guys are loopy. Tom

or maybe loupey..

R. Pierce Butler wrote:
"CW" wrote in news:X%mRg.423$Y24.133
@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net:

Yes, I also carry a jewlers loop.




is that a loop or loupe?

Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:38:15 -0500, () wrote:

In article ,
B A R R Y wrote:
On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:41:39 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


You just have to magnify the littlest detail don't you?


Why put him under a microscope?

He's trying to be objective.
Let it slide.

*groan*

Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

mac davis wrote:
On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 20:21:56 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Tim W wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
.uk...
apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

I don't understand

Tim W

When I was at school there was eight eigths to an inch not ten?

oops! they're 10th's on the top and eight's on the bottom. :-)

/me runs away,sharpish like.

Damn.. a mistake so soon? It's only September! *g*

Yeah,I even missed me own bithday in the early part of the month. :-(


I don't remember ever seeing a rule with 10ths.. sort of interesting..

I thought that the tenths would have been on the bottom rather on the
top,this had me fooled into believing there where no eigths until I had
another look.

Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm



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On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:25:52 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

http://tinyurl.co.uk/vkjr


It says it is used in the aircraft industry. Reminds me of the
special rules I used in my early days when I formatted computer
printed reports.

This thread caught my eye. I'm looking for a good 24" rule, although
I prefer one with English graduations and see-through plastic.
Sometimes 12" is too short and 36" is too long.

Phisherman wrote:
On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:25:52 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

http://tinyurl.co.uk/vkjr


It says it is used in the aircraft industry. Reminds me of the
special rules I used in my early days when I formatted computer
printed reports.

This thread caught my eye. I'm looking for a good 24" rule, although
I prefer one with English graduations and see-through plastic.
Sometimes 12" is too short and 36" is too long.

Dunno about this one, but he ships to the states.
http://tinyurl.co.uk/ynl5

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Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message

I don't remember ever seeing a rule with 10ths.. sort of interesting..

Sort of a waste really except for some specialized uses. I much prefer 1/8
or even 1/16 marked rulers with a greater number of whole divisible numbers.

As the ad said, used in the aircraft industry. Many years ago, the major
tool companies started making rules graduated in 50ths and 100ths. These
were specifically aimed at the aircraft and automotive industry due to their
adoption of decimals for greater accuracy. Rules with decimal graduations
were known for many years as "aircraft rules". Starrett still uses that
name.
Look at aircraft blueprints. Over the years, aircraft designers have taken
the "no decimal" approach to ridiculousness. A common designation such as a
1/4-20 tap will be designated as .250-20 on an aircraft print. Instead of
specifying a 3/16 corner round to ease an edge, they will specify .190
radius, just far enough away from .1875 so it won't be equivalent to a
common fraction.

"Upscale" wrote in message
...
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message

I don't remember ever seeing a rule with 10ths.. sort of interesting..

Sort of a waste really except for some specialized uses. I much prefer 1/8
or even 1/16 marked rulers with a greater number of whole divisible
numbers.

"mac davis" wrote in message

I don't remember ever seeing a rule with 10ths.. sort of interesting..
Mac

Just like machinist use thousandths, only bigger.

I have a rule that has 10ths and it was made by GEI and a give away from a
machine shop. I never use that scale though, but it also has 1/16th. The
other side is mm and half mm.

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:06:29 -0400, "Upscale" wrote:

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message

I don't remember ever seeing a rule with 10ths.. sort of interesting..

Sort of a waste really except for some specialized uses. I much prefer 1/8
or even 1/16 marked rulers with a greater number of whole divisible numbers.

I guess that percentages are easier than fractions for some folks.. *g*


Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

"mac davis" wrote in message
I guess that percentages are easier than fractions for some folks.. *g*

You got me. I can only count to eight so rulers marked accordingly are much
better for me. If it's marked up to sixteenths, then I know it's eighths.
plus one extra line after each eighth. When they go up to ten then eighths
plus two extra is more than my brain can handle.

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
.uk...
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Tim W wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
.uk...
apparently there's 10/8th's to the inch. lol

I don't understand

Tim W

When I was at school there was eight eigths to an inch not ten?

oops! they're 10th's on the top and eight's on the bottom. :-)

/me runs away,sharpish like.

--

These scales are not so bad, what got me a couple of times is when I
inadvertently grabbed a pattern makers shrink rule. To those of you that
have never heard of these, at first glance they look like an ordinary ruler,
but they are calibrated so when the casting cools and shrinks the desired
dimension will be obtained from the oversized pattern.

My personal preference in a steel rule is the one that has 10ths and 50ths
in one side, and 64ths and 32nds on the other.

--

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Important factors in selecting a mate:
1] Depth of gene pool
2] Position on the food chain.

Upscale wrote:
"mac davis" wrote in message
I guess that percentages are easier than fractions for some folks.. *g*

You got me. I can only count to eight so rulers marked accordingly are much
better for me. If it's marked up to sixteenths, then I know it's eighths.
plus one extra line after each eighth. When they go up to ten then eighths
plus two extra is more than my brain can handle.


Using visual aids, I can count to 21.

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:57:36 -0400, "Upscale" wrote:


"mac davis" wrote in message
I guess that percentages are easier than fractions for some folks.. *g*

You got me. I can only count to eight so rulers marked accordingly are much
better for me. If it's marked up to sixteenths, then I know it's eighths.
plus one extra line after each eighth. When they go up to ten then eighths
plus two extra is more than my brain can handle.

I can handle 5 10ths being 1/2" but I'm not crazy about 2 1/2 10ths for 1/4"...
whew!
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
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On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:52:31 GMT, B A R R Y wrote:

Upscale wrote:
"mac davis" wrote in message
I guess that percentages are easier than fractions for some folks.. *g*

You got me. I can only count to eight so rulers marked accordingly are much
better for me. If it's marked up to sixteenths, then I know it's eighths.
plus one extra line after each eighth. When they go up to ten then eighths
plus two extra is more than my brain can handle.


Using visual aids, I can count to 21.

Does that involve sucking in the gut? *eg*

Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

mac davis wrote:

Does that involve sucking in the gut? *eg*


Nope, I can see at least 1/2. G

On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:43:21 -0700, Robatoy wrote:

Rule is formal. Ruler would be okay in that language they speak along
the river Cam, Sir.
Maybe I have this confused with a 12 inch pianist?

r

WHen I worked as a die-maker in the middle of the continent between the
oceans ... north of 'ole' and and south of 'eh' we called them 'scales'
because they were used to scale drawings / get rough measurements of steel
before machining.

In our business, the drawings were often 1:1 so you could get a quick
reality check simply my holding the scale against it on the chance that
the indicated dimension was, in fact, a brain fart.

I still have & use my pocket scales (6") with a wide variety of
graduations (fractional inch, decimal inch and metric).

Even if you don't need the little lines & number, their edges are usually
pretty darned straight, making them a relatively inexpensive / moderately
accurate straight edge for gaging flatness.

Bill