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Re: Model ships ------- Architect scale

Rick,

search for the keywords ruler, printer, and pica.

Here's one that I like to use, because it has an edge at zero that makes it easy
to line up:

http://www.godarmachinery.com/G31378_Printer_s_Ruler_12_L_p/g33785.htm

Jim

--- In Modelships@yahoogroups.com, rick barnes <barnesrickw@...> wrote:
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> I just looked on-line, and I got lots of information about scales that weigh
stuff. Not
much about ones that measure stuff.
>
> Rick
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> Adam Goodrum <agoodrum@...> wrote:
> Can you still get them, I haven't used my type scale for many years.
A few years
ago I had to explain to a young type setter in here what a pica was, god he made
me feel
old, ended up doing the job myself.
>
> Don't know why I got your mail but I might as well reply to it.
>
> Adam (Adders)
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> From: "jehitch1002" <jehitch1002@...>
> Reply-To: Modelships@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:38:24 -0000
> To: Modelships@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Model ships ------- Architect scale
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> I don't know about architect scales, but a printer's ruler is divided into
picas, which are
1/
> 6 of an inch, so at 2" = 1', one pica would be one inch. It should work
perfectly for that
> scale.
>
> Jim
>
> --- In Modelships@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Modelships%40yahoogroups.com> ,
"Rick" <barnesrickw@> wrote:
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> > Two questions I guess. My first one did not post for some reason. I
> > wondered if anybody had expierience with building "lift models" similar
> > to how Harold Payson. My second is, I am building a lapstrake dingy
> > model of a boat I wish to build full scale. I have a 1 foot tall
> > wooden manikin, so I selected 2"=1' scale to make it proportional to
> > him assuming he is six foot tall. Doe anybody know if there is an
> > architects scale available in this size?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rick
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Two questions I guess. My first one did not post for some reason. I wondered if anybody had expierience with building "lift models" similar to how Harold... 		Rick
barnesrickw
Offline Send Email 		Apr 10, 2007
1:45 pm

I built several toy boats for my kids using the lift method, but nothing that was really scale. I built a tugboat, a fishing boat, and a Great Lakes freighter...
jehitch1002
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2:33 pm

Thanks, I'll look into Steve Rogers book also. Do you live on the Great Lakes? I ask because I live about 3 miles from Lake Michigan. Rick jehitch1002...
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Rick, I live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and boat frequently on Lake Michigan, usually putting in at Holland or Grand Haven. Which side of the lake do you live...
jehitch1002
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I live in Muskegon, and have my boat on Muskegon Lake. This will be my first season with this boat. Rick jehitch1002 <jehitch1002@...> wrote: Rick, I...
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barnesrickw
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I don't know about architect scales, but a printer's ruler is divided into picas, which are 1/ 6 of an inch, so at 2" = 1', one pica would be one inch. It...
jehitch1002
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Thanks, I'll see if I can find one. Right now, I. converting everything into 64ths, and the math gets a bit much sometimes. Rick jehitch1002...
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... The key word is "about". And how are temperature measures or weight measures related to the human body? ... Actually, it is the sea mile is one minute of...
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Can you still get them, I haven¹t used my type scale for many years. A few years ago I had to explain to a young type setter in here what a pica was, god he...
Adam Goodrum
addersadam
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8:12 pm

I just looked on-line, and I got lots of information about scales that weigh stuff. Not much about ones that measure stuff. Rick Adam Goodrum...
rick barnes
barnesrickw
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Rick, search for the keywords ruler, printer, and pica. Here's one that I like to use, because it has an edge at zero that makes it easy to line up: ...
jehitch1002
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2:19 pm

Thanks, that look like just what I need. Rick jehitch1002 <jehitch1002@...> wrote: Rick, search for the keywords ruler, printer, and pica. Here's one...
rick barnes
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Adam I recently ordered an 18" steel rule from our office supplier that has inches, picas, and agate. I set my preferences in Quark and Photoshop to read...
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