February 2, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_176779 1 hour ago, Gene Howe said: Progress report: I may have some of this measuring crap er...stuff, figgered out. At least now I know how to keep that tape from rolling up. Still working on the function of the numbers and those little lines. They are called "counting marks", "1 inch + 3 little black marks". Just saying, Herb Report
February 2, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_176781 29 minutes ago, Dadio said: They are called "counting marks", "1 inch + 3 little black marks". Just saying, Herb Aha. It's becoming somewhat clearer. Thanks, Herb. Report
February 2, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_176785 15 minutes ago, Gene Howe said: Aha. It's becoming somewhat clearer. Thanks, Herb. That is how I use the metric scales, there is a large number and 10 little hash marks between them. and sometimes that is easier than trying to read 32 nds. Herb Report
February 2, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_176792 Mines not metric. Thought one side was but, it's in tenths of an inch. When I discovered that, I thought it might be handy. It ain't. I'll just use your method. Two little marks past the first big mark after the number. Report
February 2, 20197 yr comment_176796 Well 10ths of an inch is better that the Engineers ruler of 10ths of a foot and 100ths of a foot. Report
February 2, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_176806 2 hours ago, Dadio said: Well 10ths of an inch is better that the Engineers ruler of 10ths of a foot and 100ths of a foot. Train drivers have to measure stuff? Report
February 2, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_176814 51 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: Train drivers have to measure stuff? Nope. That's the brakeman's job. Union rules. Report
February 3, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_176836 12 hours ago, Cal said: I also seen a yellow bellied sapsucker in the bushes a week or so Yeah,Cal we have them here too, only they don't have wings, and they are in session right now down at the capital dreaming up ways to sap more money out of us. just saying, Herb Report
February 3, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_176850 Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an axe. Report
February 3, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_176875 Length: furlong or parsec. Area: barn or acre. Report
February 3, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_176885 A few more hours of squinting and counting Herb's little lines and, I can burn that set of plans and retire that Stanley confuser for another few years. Then it's, thankfully, back to "By guess and,by golly". Otherwise known as cut to fit. Hey, it works for tailors and seamstress'. Report
February 3, 20197 yr comment_176886 12 minutes ago, Gene Howe said: Hey, it works for tailors and seamstress' go w/ latex,,, then all you need to do is ''dip''... Report
February 3, 20197 yr comment_176905 Wow, I have never seen bowling balls stacked that high before. Or does one ball reach to the top. Report
February 3, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_176922 5 hours ago, Gene Howe said: A few more hours of squinting and counting Herb's little lines and, I can burn that set of plans and retire that Stanley confuser for another few years. Then it's, thankfully, back to "By guess and,by golly". Otherwise known as cut to fit. Hey, it works for tailors and seamstress'. Thats my method too, Gene, My board stretcher is to recut everything down to make it long enough. Herb Report
February 3, 20197 yr comment_176929 1 hour ago, Dadio said: Thats my method too, Gene, My board stretcher is to recut everything down to make it long enough. Herb Hey, great minds think alike. I got one of those, too. Surprising how how often it gets used. Report
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