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5th March 2009, 01:01 PM #1
What... you mean it's not 1792?
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Where to buy a centre-finding ruler?
TBO desires a centre-finding ruler. Thinking one of the on-line tool stores would have one, I gleefully said I would buy her one, but even after an extensive Google search, I came up empty handed (with the exception of one at Axminster Tool Centre in the UK).
I have bought one since I've been in Australia, but it's long gone and I can't remember where I got it from.
Anyone know where I might find one please?.
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5th March 2009, 01:12 PM #2
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5th March 2009, 01:14 PM #3
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Do you mean like one of these from The Wood Works:
http://www.thewoodworks.com.au/site/...tml&pg=1001783
Andrew
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5th March 2009, 01:18 PM #4
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Carba tec also sell one
http://www.carbatec.com.au/measureme...-centre-square
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5th March 2009, 01:20 PM #5
What... you mean it's not 1792?
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More Firewood has it. Thanks men!
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5th March 2009, 01:27 PM #6
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For the money, this one is attractive.
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5th March 2009, 02:06 PM #7
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I have the one I made at school fifty years ago
similar to the one from carbatec
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5th March 2009, 02:14 PM #8
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But remember those you need 3 of our dollars to get 2 of theirs and it is imperial and not metric.
Besides, why not use a piece of string and fold it in half to find the middle and then set your dividers to step of distances from the midpoint? Don't mind me - I just hate turning measurements into numbers - I am much better off just marking and measuring relatively (eg story sticks) rather than turning everything into absolute distances and angles.Cheers
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5th March 2009, 02:20 PM #9
What... you mean it's not 1792?
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As mentioned, this ruler is for TBO and meets her needs; I too use dividers and folded sheets of paper etc. to accomplish the task.
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5th March 2009, 05:46 PM #10
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Originally Posted by jmk89
what about one of these? Originally Posted by Woodwould
no maths, no measuring
neither imperial nor metric ...
link http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,43513,51657
ian
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5th March 2009, 05:57 PM #11
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5th March 2009, 06:25 PM #12
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The LV contraption is too complex and moreover, too expensive by far. The Incra rules are good, but again, too expensive for what she wants (marking card).
But thanks for the pointers nonetheless.
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I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.
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5th March 2009, 09:22 PM #13
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too complex !!!! Originally Posted by Woodwould
as a certain (ex) federal politician once said "please explain"
ian
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5th March 2009, 10:52 PM #14
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It's got lumps and bumps and is too sophistimicated for what TBO requires. She simply wants a straight ruler with zero in the centre. Originally Posted by ian
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I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.
Regards, Woodwould.
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6th March 2009, 12:08 AM #15
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Centre Rule
Hey There,
My wife has a couple of them just about any craft shop would have them.
HazzaB
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