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2. Rod (unit) - Wikipedia

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   The rod, perch, or pole (sometimes also lug) is a surveyor's tool [1] and unit of length of various historical definitions. In British imperial and US customary units, it is defined as 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet, equal to exactly 1 ⁄ 320 of a mile, or 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 yards (a quarter of a surveyor's chain), and is exactly 5.0292 meters.

3. Rood (unit) - Wikipedia

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   Rood is an English unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre [2] or 10,890 square feet, exactly 1,011.7141056 m 2. A rectangle that is one furlong (i.e., 10 chains , or 40 rods) in length and one rod in width is one rood in area, as is any space comprising 40 perches (a perch being one square rod).

4. List of drill and tap sizes - Wikipedia

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   For both of these rules of thumb (85%/90% and major minus pitch), the tap drill size yielded is not necessarily the only possible one, but it is a good one for general use. The 85% and 90% rules works best in the range of 1 ⁄ 4 –1 in (6.4–25.4 mm), the sizes most important on many shop floors. Some sizes outside that range have different ...

5. Closet - Wikipedia

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   This kind of closet sometimes has shelving. It only has a rod and some bottom space used for clothes stored in boxes or drawers. Some may have a top shelf for storage above the rod. Custom closet: A closet that is made specifically to meet the needs of the user, like a kids closet. [4] Linen-press or linen closet: A tall, narrow closet ...

6. Level staff - Wikipedia

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   Surveyor's view of the levelling rod with the crosshair. This indicates a reading of 1.422 m, interpolated between the 1.420 m and 1.430 m marks. Rods come in two classes: Self-reading rods (sometimes called speaking rods). Target rods. Self-reading rods are rods that are read by the person viewing the rod through the telescope of the instrument.

7. Cleaning rod - Wikipedia

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   A cleaning rod is a firearm maintenance tool that can be used to clean the inside (bore) of a gun's barrel, and is made in different sizes for use on different barrel lengths, calibers and gauges. It is a sturdy, long, thin, straight rod typically made of metal, rigid plastic or carbon fiber , and usually has a handle at one end for gripping ...