--- In Modelships@yahoogroups.com, rick barnes <barnesrickw@...> wrote: > > 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 <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) > > > --------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > > > 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: > > > > 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 > > > > > > > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. > > > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate > in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. >
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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...
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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...
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: ...
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