I posted a week or 2 or 3 ago re: how to read a Venier scale. A couple
wreckers posted a couple different sites (e.g.:
http://members.shaw.ca/ron.blond/Vern.APPLET/) which were very helpful.
But ....... the caliper I have is manufactured by ELCC (El Cheapo Caliper
Company, i.e. General), and those teeny-tiny measurements still didn't jive.
So I had to figure it out myself.
The websites assume that the primary caliper scale increments are the same
as the Venier scale (i.e. the primary scale has 1/8" increments, and there
are 8 Venier scale intervals). The resulting readout is then read in 1/64"
increments (1/8*1/8).
But my ECCC caliper has a a primary scale that has 1/16" increments and 8
Venier increments, which clearly didn't produce results that jived w/ my
rule. In this case, the 1/16" primary measurements and the 8 Venier
increments result in readouts of 1/128" (1/8*1/16).
The measurements jive precisely. All is well in the universe. (Except the
trolls.)
-JBB
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 20:13:28 GMT, "J.B. Bobbitt"
<[email protected]> pixelated:
>
>"Larry Jaques" <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
>
>> This may go on forever. That's "voilà!", bub.
>> I give up. ;)
>
>Damn! I was really trying to get one past you guys. But noooOOOOooo...
>
>And don't call me "bub" please.
OK, J-bub. Saaaay, you any relation to...
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 01:51:56 GMT, "J.B. Bobbitt"
<[email protected]> pixelated:
>I posted a week or 2 or 3 ago re: how to read a Venier scale. A couple
You have one more lesson to learn, JB. It's spelled "vernier".
It's Franch, meaning "damned hard to read with these old eyes"
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 01:51:56 GMT, "J.B. Bobbitt"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>But ....... the caliper I have is manufactured by ELCC (El Cheapo Caliper
>Company, i.e. General), and those teeny-tiny measurements still didn't jive.
>So I had to figure it out myself.
>
>But my ECCC caliper has a a primary scale that has 1/16" increments and 8
>Venier increments, which clearly didn't produce results that jived w/ my
>rule. In this case, the 1/16" primary measurements and the 8 Venier
>increments result in readouts of 1/128" (1/8*1/16).
>
>The measurements jive precisely. All is well in the universe. (Except the
>trolls.)
All will be better if you use "jibe" instead of "jive."
LRod
Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
http://www.woodbutcher.net
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:12:51 GMT, "J.B. Bobbitt"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"LRod" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
>> All will be better if you use "jibe" instead of "jive."
>
>I stand corrected, and the world's a better place.
Thanks for that response. It's so easy for people to go ballistic when
something is pointed out to them. I meant no ill, but that's hard to
convey in print.
Actually, the internet is quite amusing. I see so many phrases and
words used incorrectly that are clearly from the user having only
heard them spoken and not ever having seen them in print. "Walla"
(instead of voila) is a case in point.
LRod
Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
http://www.woodbutcher.net
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:59:22 GMT, "J.B. Bobbitt"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I looked it up and "viola!" Larry was right. I'll correct my spelling so it
>jibes with Webster's.
Heh, heh. Answering two posts with one. I love it.
However...
A viola is a 20% larger violin.
"Voila" is the word in question...
Unless you did that on purpose...
LRod
Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
http://www.woodbutcher.net
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 20:13:28 GMT, "J.B. Bobbitt"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Larry Jaques" <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
>
>> This may go on forever. That's "voilà!", bub.
>> I give up. ;)
>
>Damn! I was really trying to get one past you guys. But noooOOOOooo...
Again answering two posts with one...
LRod
Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
http://www.woodbutcher.net
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:59:22 GMT, "J.B. Bobbitt"
<[email protected]> pixelated:
>I looked it up and "viola!" Larry was right. I'll correct my spelling so it
>jibes with Webster's.
>
>I'm glad we got all this straightened out.
This may go on forever. That's "voilà!", bub.
I give up. ;)
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http://diversify.com Web Application Programming
I forgot to mention when I posted that sight, there are different veneer
scales :) I guess I don't need to tell you now.
"J.B. Bobbitt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:%ollb.2991$v%[email protected]...
> I posted a week or 2 or 3 ago re: how to read a Venier scale. A couple
> wreckers posted a couple different sites (e.g.:
> http://members.shaw.ca/ron.blond/Vern.APPLET/) which were very helpful.
>
> But ....... the caliper I have is manufactured by ELCC (El Cheapo Caliper
> Company, i.e. General), and those teeny-tiny measurements still didn't
jive.
> So I had to figure it out myself.
>
> The websites assume that the primary caliper scale increments are the same
> as the Venier scale (i.e. the primary scale has 1/8" increments, and there
> are 8 Venier scale intervals). The resulting readout is then read in
1/64"
> increments (1/8*1/8).
>
> But my ECCC caliper has a a primary scale that has 1/16" increments and 8
> Venier increments, which clearly didn't produce results that jived w/ my
> rule. In this case, the 1/16" primary measurements and the 8 Venier
> increments result in readouts of 1/128" (1/8*1/16).
>
> The measurements jive precisely. All is well in the universe. (Except
the
> trolls.)
>
> -JBB
>
>
>
"LRod" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> All will be better if you use "jibe" instead of "jive."
I stand corrected, and the world's a better place.
-JBB
I looked it up and "viola!" Larry was right. I'll correct my spelling so it
jibes with Webster's.
I'm glad we got all this straightened out.
-JBB
"Larry Jaques" <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 01:51:56 GMT, "J.B. Bobbitt"
> <[email protected]> pixelated:
>
> >I posted a week or 2 or 3 ago re: how to read a Venier scale. A couple
>
> You have one more lesson to learn, JB. It's spelled "vernier".
>
> It's Franch, meaning "damned hard to read with these old eyes"
>
> ----
> A mostly meat-powered woodworker, and proud of it.
> http://diversify.com Website Application Programming
I work in mm and have no problems with scales on my vernier :-)
That is quite a neet site !
Regards George SA
"J.B. Bobbitt" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<%ollb.2991$v%[email protected]>...
> I posted a week or 2 or 3 ago re: how to read a Venier scale. A couple
> wreckers posted a couple different sites (e.g.:
> http://members.shaw.ca/ron.blond/Vern.APPLET/) which were very helpful.
>
> But ....... the caliper I have is manufactured by ELCC (El Cheapo Caliper
> Company, i.e. General), and those teeny-tiny measurements still didn't jive.
> So I had to figure it out myself.
>
> The websites assume that the primary caliper scale increments are the same
> as the Venier scale (i.e. the primary scale has 1/8" increments, and there
> are 8 Venier scale intervals). The resulting readout is then read in 1/64"
> increments (1/8*1/8).
>
> But my ECCC caliper has a a primary scale that has 1/16" increments and 8
> Venier increments, which clearly didn't produce results that jived w/ my
> rule. In this case, the 1/16" primary measurements and the 8 Venier
> increments result in readouts of 1/128" (1/8*1/16).
>
> The measurements jive precisely. All is well in the universe. (Except the
> trolls.)
>
> -JBB