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" <amaxwell@m...> wrote:

>> On Jun 11, 2012, at 11:53 , Ron Harper <ron@c...> 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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