Since my computer insists on working in decimal and not fractions, it finally dawned on me to stop fighting it ...
10.6 inches it is!
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
that's almost 10 5/8" Mike!
(somewhere in the shed I have an old dressmaker's ruler, with 1/6's of an inch marked, and I think tenths too- it's weird to use!)
Just convert it to metric and then use a metric tape... almost 27 cm or here in Australia, you can easily pick up combined metric & imperial tape measures. (then it becomes 10" & 15mm & a whisker )
Posted by Mike O'Neill (Member # 470) on :
I could do that Ian,
In Canada the metric system is standard. Unfortunately the industry still works with 4x8's, 24" rolls etc... Mixing systems is a recipe for disaster.
Posted by Hugh Potter (Member # 5748) on :
lol, we have metric/imperial tapes here, but the imperial is divided into 1/16ths i think, i've never liked using decimal with inches,
i once had a ruler with decimal inch measurements and it confused the hell outta me !
that said, i'd just designed my new tilting and underlit weed/layer/mask bench and its a mass of various imperial and metric measurements ! whichever looked closest to how big i wanted it was used !
why not go to mm ? roughly 25mm to an inch, it's not too hard !
Posted by Steve Racz (Member # 4376) on :
Funny you should ask Mike. I was looking for exactly the same thing. I thought i had found one at Northern Tool (www.northerntool.com) but i misread the description and when i received the ruler what it really is, is a dual scale, one in inches divided in 16ths and the other scale in millimeters - no help at all.
I do have a 12" architects ruler that has one scale measured in inches, divided into tenths. So why can't i find a tape measure with the same configuration???
Recently i had a large sign to do and put all the measurements into Excel (in tenths), duplicated the column and then reformatted the new column into 32nds. As Ian mentioned above, there is a pretty close correlation (only a few hundredths off) between 10ths and 16th or 32nds.)
If you find such a ruler, please let me know because i'll buy one!
Posted by Jake Lyman (Member # 3280) on :
I have rulers here in 10ths of inches I use them all the time for the same reason you are looking for. I have 18" and 24" ones they are great. Let me see if I can find some more of them. We have had them forever. JAKE
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
Rulers that measure in 10ths of an inch I believe are Machinest scales. You can get them at Lee Valley Tools, last I checked.
Posted by Steve Racz (Member # 4376) on :
Thanks Guys
Posted by Raymond Quick (Member # 2649) on :
Thanks from me also. I have been looking for a long time, just didn't know what to call it. Ordered 2
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
Lee Valley Rocks! If you don't have a catalogue from them send for one - They have some great books that are reprints of old books - Alphabets, Monograms etc. Strongs
They also have losts of hard-to-find hardware and supplies that are related to what we do. Dust collection systems, safety equipment, carving tools, stains, rubbing compounds, disposable brushes, syringes, gloves, power tools, hand tools, blades & bits....... Maybe we can get them to be merchants here.
Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
Sure Mike You have never written to your Federal Government to request a full Scale Measuring Tool for your needs! It's Free you know! This is only a Joke!!!! Nothing but a Joke!!!! Wait now I havn't Even written yet to them!.... SORRY MIKE Delete this comment as I am Wrong!!!!!!
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or here in Australia, you can easily pick up combined metric & imperial tape measures. (then it becomes 10" & 15mm & a whisker ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Thanks Guys
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