ebinmaine 68,514 #1 Posted August 12, 2019 I figured you machinists and general tool aficionado types would like to see this so I had Trina snap a couple pics. Didn't even remember I had it... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,909 #2 Posted August 12, 2019 I have a few of those, great for checking depth of offsets and holes and very handy in the woodworking shop too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,374 #3 Posted August 12, 2019 Machinist "scale"... But yes a tiny ruler. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diesel cowboy 263 #4 Posted August 12, 2019 Those are real handy. I've got at least a half dozen of them most in inches, a couple metric, and one of each that's the 12 inch version. Makes measuring small things a lot easier with my big ham sized hands. I even shortened one to about 4 inches so I can check the blades when I'm trying to level a mower 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,113 #5 Posted August 12, 2019 I have 6 and 12” style... if you’re not careful with them (or just plain wreckless) they are great at snapping clean in two! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,874 #6 Posted August 12, 2019 Used to carry one in my eyeglass pock when I was a Maintenance Foreman. Extremely handy. I can remember aligning pump couplers on the QT. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,770 #7 Posted August 12, 2019 oiluj52, i can relate , i was a mechanical millwright and had that , with ( a sliding measurement guide ) in my pocket in addition to a lazier spotter to check over piping and marking them. i lived on goulds , durco, boston gear pumps , glad its in the distant past, pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 68,514 #8 Posted August 12, 2019 I have five or six metal rulers varying in size from this one to a 48 My maternal grandparents spent the Great depression in their formidable teen years and obviously that had a lasting effect on them. They didn't spend very many pennies without double-checking to make sure they weren't going to squeeze more out of them. They will never poor and they never went without but they also never spent too much. When they bought things for the house or tools they bought the best or they didn't buy. Some of my grandfather's tools are twice my age and then some and I still use them occasionally. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
