I have a 62 and find the scales and the ways that they change vexing. I
tend to take serial measurements using different scales without noticing
the changes. Why were they made this way? Thanks, Jon Hammer

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On Jun 11, 2012, at 9:42 PM, "Adam R. Maxwell"  wrote:

>> On Jun 11, 2012, at 11:53 , Ron Harper  wrote:
>>> GGs
>>>> I just got one of these off the bay for the pocket of my shop apron
>>>> and it came today. It is laid out in 8ths, 10ths, 12ths, and 16ths.
>> Huh. I was going to write a post saying you guys were full of it,
> when I noticed that my #62 changes from 12ths to 10ths along the same
> edge. Wonder why that seemed like a good idea??
>> The 66-3/4 rule (brass bound boxwood, 36") is the one I use all the
> time, and it only has 1/8" and 1/16" divisions. The #62 was my first
> folding rule, but I found that I needed extra length too often.
>> Adam
> Port Angeles, WA
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On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Ron Harper  wrote:

>
> > I just got one of these off the bay for the pocket of my shop apron and it c
ame today. It is laid out in 8ths, 10ths, 12ths, and 16ths.
>
> Is this standard for this rule?

According to the 1934 catalog on Rose Antiques, pdf  pg 18 , Yes.

Kirk in HMB, CA
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GGs

I just got one of these off the bay for the pocket of my shop apron and
it came today. It is laid out in 8ths, 10ths, 12ths, and 16ths.

Is this standard for this rule=3F

Ron

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I have a 62 1/2 and a Lufkin 372. Both are marked that way. 

Bill

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On Jun 11, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Ron Harper  wrote:

> GGs
> 
> > I just got one of these off the bay for the pocket of my shop apron and it c
ame today. It is laid out in 8ths, 10ths, 12ths, and 16ths.
> 
> Is this standard for this rule
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Yes.

Ken Shepard

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> GGs
>
> I just got one of these off the bay for the pocket of my shop apron and it
> came today. It is laid out in 8ths, 10ths, 12ths, and 16ths.
>
> Is this standard for this rule?
>
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On Jun 11, 2012, at 11:53 , Ron Harper  wrote:

> GGs
> 
> > I just got one of these off the bay for the pocket of my shop apron and it c
ame today. It is laid out in 8ths, 10ths, 12ths, and 16ths.

Huh.  I was going to write a post saying you guys were full of it,
when I noticed that my #62 changes from 12ths to 10ths along the
same edge.  Wonder why that seemed like a good idea??

The 66-3/4 rule (brass bound boxwood, 36") is the one I use all the
time, and it only has 1/8" and 1/16" divisions.  The #62 was my
first folding rule, but I found that I needed extra length too often.

Adam
Port Angeles, WA

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