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2. Ruler - Wikipedia

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   Metal is also used for more durable rulers for use in the workshop; sometimes a metal edge is embedded into a wooden desk ruler to preserve the edge when used for straight-line cutting. 12 in or 30 cm in length is useful for a ruler to be kept on a desk to help in drawing. Shorter rulers are convenient for keeping in a pocket. [2]

3. Euler's Disk - Wikipedia

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   Computer rendering of Euler's Disk on a slightly concave base. Euler's Disk, invented between 1987 and 1990 by Joseph Bendik, [1] is a trademarked scientific educational toy. [2] It is used to illustrate and study the dynamic system of a spinning and rolling disk on a flat or curved surface. It has been the subject of several scientific papers.

4. Westcott Rule Company - Wikipedia

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   During and after World War II the company continued to produce thousands of rulers and other measuring instruments. After remaining in family hands for 96 years, the Westcott Rule Co. was sold in 1968 to Acme Shear Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, which was a manufacturer of shears and medical equipment. The company's 55 employees could hold ...

5. Square (tool) - Wikipedia

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   Pens, pencils, scribes, drawing boards, and plum bobs. A square is a tool used for marking and referencing a 90° angle, though mitre squares are used for 45° angles. Squares see common use in woodworking, metalworking, construction and technical drawing. [1] Some squares incorporate a scale for measuring distances (a ruler) or for calculating ...

6. Combination square - Wikipedia

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   Inventor. Laroy S. Starrett (1877) A combination square is a multi-purpose measuring and marking tool used in metalworking, woodworking, and stonemasonry. It is composed of a rule and one or more interchangeable heads that can be attached to the rule. [1][2] Other names for the tool include adjustable square, combo square, and sliding square.

7. Technical drawing tool - Wikipedia

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   Rulers come in two types according to the design of their edge. A ruler with a straight edge can be used with lead pencils and felt pens, whereas when a technical pen is used the edge must be grooved to prevent the spread of the ink. An architect's scale. A scale ruler is a scaled, three-edged ruler which has six different scales marked to its ...