Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
Moderators: rickf, raymond, Mr. Recovery
Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
I know this is not going to mean much to most of the members we have now but the few older guys we have here will understand and get a kick our of this. Mr. Recovery was always known for his old school wooden folding ruler. Everything that he measured for people was done, and displayed, with that ruler. It became his own personal trademark. Well Mr. R, I have one better!!! I picked these up as part of an auction with some other machine tools the other day. Notice the markings on the steel rule, they go all the way to 100ths!!! How good are your eyes? Mine are not that good.
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
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Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
Yeah, but Dan can measure 6ft., sorry you came up a little short. Cool ruler though.
Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
Size matters, Rick...no matter what they tell you.
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Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
1960 M151 Run 1
1963 M151 Willys DoD 10-63 in Baltimore
1989 Alley Cat. "work in Progress"
NRA Life Member
American Legion Post 275 Fl
US Army 6 years 2nd Armored Cavalry Bindlach Germany
Colorado Army Nat. Guard 5 years
Md Air Guard 15 years active duty on C-130's
1963 M151 Willys DoD 10-63 in Baltimore
1989 Alley Cat. "work in Progress"
NRA Life Member
American Legion Post 275 Fl
US Army 6 years 2nd Armored Cavalry Bindlach Germany
Colorado Army Nat. Guard 5 years
Md Air Guard 15 years active duty on C-130's
Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
The slide rule was replaced by the calculator? Forgot how use slide rule, may even have one stuck somewhere, but it probably got tossed.That folding ruler is very unique, I used a folding ruler(wood, fiberglass) for work a lot.
mark
1968 m274A5
1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416
1968 m274A5
1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416
Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
I used to know how to use a slide rule, I will look it up on the computer (isn't that kind of ironic?) since I have absolutely nothing else I can do! Even my outside plans are trashed by ongoing rain for the last four days.
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
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Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
Raymond
"On the day when crime puts on the apparel of innocence, through a curious reversal peculiar to our age, it is innocence that is called on to justify itself." Albert Camus
"On the day when crime puts on the apparel of innocence, through a curious reversal peculiar to our age, it is innocence that is called on to justify itself." Albert Camus
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Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
Only the old timers know how to use a ruler, the younger would have to look on Youtube.
Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
Aw, not an old timer yet, got 30 years to go! LOL
mark
1968 m274A5
1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416
1968 m274A5
1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416
Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
Well, define old timer. I have 20 years to go to be an old timer if that is Mr. Recovery years!!
Raymond, I remember when you showed that before on one of the ruler discussions, That is a rare piece there. Now you got Dan drooling all over again.
Raymond, I remember when you showed that before on one of the ruler discussions, That is a rare piece there. Now you got Dan drooling all over again.
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
WOW...I really like those rulers . Normally I just use my thumb....hold it up and eyeball it. Its good ! SEABEE
1971 M151A2 MUTT , M416 trailer
NMCB 62, Delta Co.,BU2, Gulfport, MS Home Port
VFW 3838, American Legion 63
Seabee Association of America LM , NMCB 62 Assoc.
"Performance Under Fire" US Navy Seabees '69-'72
National Assoc. of Atomic Veterans/ Amchitka
SEMO University Vet Corp Alumni
MVPA#32091
NMCB 62, Delta Co.,BU2, Gulfport, MS Home Port
VFW 3838, American Legion 63
Seabee Association of America LM , NMCB 62 Assoc.
"Performance Under Fire" US Navy Seabees '69-'72
National Assoc. of Atomic Veterans/ Amchitka
SEMO University Vet Corp Alumni
MVPA#32091
Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
Ya, I second using hand/ thumb , a fist with thumb extended was 6 inches, finger joints--inches.Like a cornfield sag!
mark
1968 m274A5
1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416
1968 m274A5
1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416
Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
A different sort of folding "ruler."
1960 M151 Run #1
"There is one nut on a M151 that is very difficult to remove....." - K8icu
"She ain't a Cadillac and she ain't a Rolls, But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio" - Aaron Tippin
"There is one nut on a M151 that is very difficult to remove....." - K8icu
"She ain't a Cadillac and she ain't a Rolls, But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio" - Aaron Tippin
Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
Surveyors chain, an actual form of measurement dating back to even older than Mr. R!!!!
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
Re: Mr. Recovery's folding ruler
I was a rodman for a while, mostly down in the Southeast US and I was always interested in the job. I knew I would never get as far as the surveyors job but I am always the curious type and I could just never figure out the measurements. Such as why do they use 10'ts of an inch on the rod? Where did the "chain" measurement come from? And there is a LOT of land to this day still measured in "chains".
A chain (ch) is a unit of length. It measures 66 feet, or 22 yards, or 100 links,[1] or 4 rods (20.1168 m). There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong).
A chain (ch) is a unit of length. It measures 66 feet, or 22 yards, or 100 links,[1] or 4 rods (20.1168 m). There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong).
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone