Lovely new ruler (not)

[transatlantic]

http://www.uktoolcentre.co.uk/Shop/p~36 ... angle.html

I purchased this ruler without even looking at the description, I just saw the picture and thought it looked useful with the 3 sides. Now that it has arrived I realise it is super useless, at least to me. Not only does the zero reference not start at the very end of the ruler, but the sides are all in different scales (1:20, 1:25, 1:50, 1:75, 1:100, and 1:125)!

Going to hide this before it causes me mistakes!

..clearly this is user error

 

[Phil Pascoe]

... but the sides are all in different scales ...
Yes. It's a scale rule.

 

[transatlantic]

... but the sides are all in different scales ...
Yes. It's a scale rule.

Yes yes. I did say user error for not reading the description!

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I know - amusing just the same.

 

[novocaine]

do some drawing, it will become the most useful thing you've got in your arsenal at that point. I've still got my rabone one somewhere, it was a gift and cost considerable more than that, when I had to do hand drawings (granted not very often) or stuff on site with drawing mark ups and as builts it was a god send.

 

[transatlantic]

do some drawing

Don't talk crazy!

 

[flh801978]

apparently a ruler doesnt start at zero however a rule does

Ian

 

[Stormer1940]

I've just bought one myself but for scaling lol. Bit annoyed because the helix one seems to be cheap brittle plastic.I knocked it off the desk within 2 days of owning it and have taken a chunk out of the side of it. Not amused at costing nearly a fiver. :roll:

 

[t8hants]

I remember being taught that a Ruler dictated a country, whilst a rule dictated measurement.

 

[NickN]

I've just bought one myself but for scaling lol. Bit annoyed because the helix one seems to be cheap brittle plastic.I knocked it off the desk within 2 days of owning it and have taken a chunk out of the side of it.

But...

Rules are made to be broken...

:lol:

 

[Ttrees]

I got this rule in homebase ...
I thought it was reasonable enough ..it might have been under a tenner ..
40" they do have a shorter one too .

 

[Phil Pascoe]

If that's the one with the conversion tables on the back, it's the same as my two. I paid £6 each for them about 15 years ago. Excellent buy.

 

[transatlantic]

The stuff in Homebase is made by Empire. I have two of their rafters squares which seem decent. I also got their post square which is miles out. I know it's only for fencing, but it should still at least be visibly square! One of my favourite steel rules is from B&Q, it's fantastic quality.

 

[Kadushu]

I got an aluminium rule from Wickes and found the markings rub off so I've wrapped it in sellotape and almost never used it since.