It's worked for years in the colonies. :-)
"Juergen Hannappel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Jay Windley" <[email protected]> writes:
>
>
> [...]
>
> > physical stick. The number in the margin at each end is the fraction of
an
> > inch that's intended to represent one foot in the scale that begins at
that
> > end. For most house plans, the 1/4 scale is used. That's one-fourth
inch
> > in the drawing equaling one foot in the finished product.
>
> Oh, wow. Thank heaven for the metric system where no such
> ultra-strange confusions occur! 1/4 scale every unbiased observer
> would consider to be one unit in the drawing signifies 4 units in the
> real worls (or maybe vice versa), but that 1/4 really means 1:48...
>
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Thankyou
On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 19:44:12 -0700, Grandpa <jsdebooATcomcast.net>
wrote:
>Perhaps they are self evident to you but obviously not to the original
>poster. What is self evident is a lack of first grade manners.
>
>EL wrote:
>> Architectural scale's use is self evident. If one needs a tutorial on
>> their use perhaps starting with a 7th grade math teacher would be in order.
>>
>> Grandpa wrote:
>>
>>> Go to the library and look for a basic book on beginning Architectural
>>> Drafting. It'll cover the subject of scales as well as others quite
>>> well.
>>>
>>> Reaper wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can someone tell me where to find directionsor tutorials
>>>> on using an Arcnitechs scale?
>>>> Thanks, Darrell
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
1/4" = 1' should let you draw "the big picture"
3/4" = 1" should give you about all the detail you need.
If you don't evern want to mess with it, get some graph paper. Allow each
square to equal either: 1 foot, 1inch, 6 inches, or something that allows
you to get the scale you need.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Keep the whole world singing. . . .
DanG
"Reaper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Any advice on what to use if I'm working on a smaller scale. I'm not
> designing a house just rails and ladders for bunk beds. I was looking
> at the scale and it just didnt look like this would apply to smaller
> scales. thanks for the reply. I had not checked for a while because it
> seemed like all I was gettin was insults. This is the first time I
> have tried to design anything myself.
> Thanks, Darrell
> On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:43:35 -0700, "Jay Windley"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Grandpa" <jsdebooATcomcast.net> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >|
> >| Perhaps they are self evident to you but obviously not to
> >| the original poster.
> >
> >No kidding. The amount of effort expended in ridicule exceeds the effort
> >required simply to answer the question.
> >
> >Architect scales are not rocket science. (Rocket scientists use
engineering
> >scales anyway.) I assume you're talking about an architect's scale in
> >English units.
> >
> >Each edge sports two scales, one reading left-to-right and the other
reading
> >right-to-left. That's just so that they can fit several scales onto one
> >physical stick. The number in the margin at each end is the fraction of
an
> >inch that's intended to represent one foot in the scale that begins at
that
> >end. For most house plans, the 1/4 scale is used. That's one-fourth
inch
> >in the drawing equaling one foot in the finished product.
> >
> >On my scale the 1/4 scale shares an edge with the 1/8 scale. The 1/4
> >numbers start at the left and march to the right, while the 1/8 numbers
> >start at the right and increase to the left. Make sure you pay attention
> >which numbers and which tick marks refer to which scale. Since there are
> >tick marks every 1/8 inch for the 1/8 scale, two of those ticks represent
a
> >foot in the 1/4 scale. So make sure you're using the right set of
numbers.
> >
> >Now on the "negative" side of the zero tick mark (to the left of zero on
my
> >1/4 scale) is one scaled foot's worth of inch ticks. Or, if the scale is
> >too small, ticks for every two or three inches. It might be clearer if
you
> >find one of the larger scales like 1/2 or 3/4 and look at its subdivided
> >foot.
> >
> >So if you need to draw a line representing 14 feet 3 inches, lay out the
> >scale so one end point is on the "3 inches" tick in the subdivided foot,
and
> >your other end point will be at the "14" tick. If you're reading lines
> >using the scale, lay the zero tick at one end point and see which "foot"
> >tick is closest to the other end point without being longer. Then slide
the
> >scale so that this foot marking is on the other end point. That gives
you
> >the "feet" portion of the measurement. The first end point will now lie
> >within the subidivded foot area and give you the "inches" portion of the
> >measurement.
> >
> >Good luck.
> >
> >--Jay
>
"Larry Jaques" <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:59:29 -0600, Reaper
> <[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>
> >Can someone tell me where to find directionsor tutorials
> >on using an Arcnitechs scale?
>
> They're right next to the "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" CDs
> on the 3rd row, 2nd shelf, left, at Orifice Depot.
WTF is an "arcnitech"?
PE wrote:
>
> "Larry Jaques" <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:59:29 -0600, Reaper
> > <[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
> >
> > >Can someone tell me where to find directionsor tutorials
> > >on using an Arcnitechs scale?
> >
> > They're right next to the "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" CDs
> > on the 3rd row, 2nd shelf, left, at Orifice Depot.
>
> WTF is an "arcnitech"?
>
>
>
Lighten up PE, It was simple mispilling.
An arachnitech is a person who designs spiders.
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There are usually 4 or 6 different scales on it. Each one corresponds to a
specific scale (1/4" = 1', 1/2" = 1' etc.)
Usually each major marking is in feet and the minor ones near zero are
inches or multiples thereof.
To use the 1/4" = 1' scale place the scale on paper. Make a mark at 0. Then
make a mark at whatever distance the scale reads (say 10). You will now have
a line which is 2 1/2" long but which would represent 10 feet on the
drawing.
Same thing goes for metric or engineers scale except the ratios and markings
are different.
-Jack
"Reaper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Can someone tell me where to find directionsor tutorials
> on using an Arcnitechs scale?
> Thanks, Darrell
Perhaps they are self evident to you but obviously not to the original
poster. What is self evident is a lack of first grade manners.
EL wrote:
> Architectural scale's use is self evident. If one needs a tutorial on
> their use perhaps starting with a 7th grade math teacher would be in order.
>
> Grandpa wrote:
>
>> Go to the library and look for a basic book on beginning Architectural
>> Drafting. It'll cover the subject of scales as well as others quite
>> well.
>>
>> Reaper wrote:
>>
>>> Can someone tell me where to find directionsor tutorials
>>> on using an Arcnitechs scale?
>>> Thanks, Darrell
>>
>>
>>
>
Architectural scale's use is self evident. If one needs a tutorial on
their use perhaps starting with a 7th grade math teacher would be in order.
Grandpa wrote:
> Go to the library and look for a basic book on beginning Architectural
> Drafting. It'll cover the subject of scales as well as others quite well.
>
> Reaper wrote:
>
>> Can someone tell me where to find directionsor tutorials
>> on using an Arcnitechs scale?
>> Thanks, Darrell
>
>
An Architects scale will do exactly what you want to do. In a nut shell
lets say you intend to draw in 1/4 scale, where 1/4" = 1 foot in real
life. If your ladder is supposed to be 8' tall (real) then you'd go
from the "0" to "8" marks on the 1/4 scale which would represent an 8
foot line. That line is really only 2" long on your drawing but at 1/4
scale it represents 8 feet. Same principle if you do 1/2 scale or 1/8
scale as far as the markings you use. Those lines will of course not be
2" long on your paper at those scales thought, they'll be 4" long at 1/2
scale and 1" long at 1/8 scale.
They are inexpensive and easy to use once you get the hang of it, thus
my mention of a beginning architectural draftine type of book from a
library. Not only will it discuss how to use the scale but will have a
lot of tips for doing drawings to scale. I took an Architectural
drafting course in HS inthe 60's and loved it. Once we designed our
dream house on paper, we then built it from balsa wood, to scale of course.
Reaper wrote:
> Any advice on what to use if I'm working on a smaller scale. I'm not
> designing a house just rails and ladders for bunk beds. I was looking
> at the scale and it just didnt look like this would apply to smaller
> scales. thanks for the reply. I had not checked for a while because it
> seemed like all I was gettin was insults. This is the first time I
> have tried to design anything myself.
> Thanks, Darrell
> On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:43:35 -0700, "Jay Windley"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>"Grandpa" <jsdebooATcomcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>|
>>| Perhaps they are self evident to you but obviously not to
>>| the original poster.
>>
>>No kidding. The amount of effort expended in ridicule exceeds the effort
>>required simply to answer the question.
>>
>>Architect scales are not rocket science. (Rocket scientists use engineering
>>scales anyway.) I assume you're talking about an architect's scale in
>>English units.
>>
>>Each edge sports two scales, one reading left-to-right and the other reading
>>right-to-left. That's just so that they can fit several scales onto one
>>physical stick. The number in the margin at each end is the fraction of an
>>inch that's intended to represent one foot in the scale that begins at that
>>end. For most house plans, the 1/4 scale is used. That's one-fourth inch
>>in the drawing equaling one foot in the finished product.
>>
>>On my scale the 1/4 scale shares an edge with the 1/8 scale. The 1/4
>>numbers start at the left and march to the right, while the 1/8 numbers
>>start at the right and increase to the left. Make sure you pay attention
>>which numbers and which tick marks refer to which scale. Since there are
>>tick marks every 1/8 inch for the 1/8 scale, two of those ticks represent a
>>foot in the 1/4 scale. So make sure you're using the right set of numbers.
>>
>>Now on the "negative" side of the zero tick mark (to the left of zero on my
>>1/4 scale) is one scaled foot's worth of inch ticks. Or, if the scale is
>>too small, ticks for every two or three inches. It might be clearer if you
>>find one of the larger scales like 1/2 or 3/4 and look at its subdivided
>>foot.
>>
>>So if you need to draw a line representing 14 feet 3 inches, lay out the
>>scale so one end point is on the "3 inches" tick in the subdivided foot, and
>>your other end point will be at the "14" tick. If you're reading lines
>>using the scale, lay the zero tick at one end point and see which "foot"
>>tick is closest to the other end point without being longer. Then slide the
>>scale so that this foot marking is on the other end point. That gives you
>>the "feet" portion of the measurement. The first end point will now lie
>>within the subidivded foot area and give you the "inches" portion of the
>>measurement.
>>
>>Good luck.
>>
>>--Jay
>
>
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:43:35 -0700, "Jay Windley"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Grandpa" <jsdebooATcomcast.net> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>|
>| Perhaps they are self evident to you but obviously not to
>| the original poster.
>
>No kidding. The amount of effort expended in ridicule exceeds the effort
>required simply to answer the question.
The OP may even have an "Engineer's Scale", which would seem entirely
confusing if the OP was thinking it's an architects's scale.
We were all new at something at one time!
Barry
"Grandpa" <jsdebooATcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
|
| Perhaps they are self evident to you but obviously not to
| the original poster.
No kidding. The amount of effort expended in ridicule exceeds the effort
required simply to answer the question.
Architect scales are not rocket science. (Rocket scientists use engineering
scales anyway.) I assume you're talking about an architect's scale in
English units.
Each edge sports two scales, one reading left-to-right and the other reading
right-to-left. That's just so that they can fit several scales onto one
physical stick. The number in the margin at each end is the fraction of an
inch that's intended to represent one foot in the scale that begins at that
end. For most house plans, the 1/4 scale is used. That's one-fourth inch
in the drawing equaling one foot in the finished product.
On my scale the 1/4 scale shares an edge with the 1/8 scale. The 1/4
numbers start at the left and march to the right, while the 1/8 numbers
start at the right and increase to the left. Make sure you pay attention
which numbers and which tick marks refer to which scale. Since there are
tick marks every 1/8 inch for the 1/8 scale, two of those ticks represent a
foot in the 1/4 scale. So make sure you're using the right set of numbers.
Now on the "negative" side of the zero tick mark (to the left of zero on my
1/4 scale) is one scaled foot's worth of inch ticks. Or, if the scale is
too small, ticks for every two or three inches. It might be clearer if you
find one of the larger scales like 1/2 or 3/4 and look at its subdivided
foot.
So if you need to draw a line representing 14 feet 3 inches, lay out the
scale so one end point is on the "3 inches" tick in the subdivided foot, and
your other end point will be at the "14" tick. If you're reading lines
using the scale, lay the zero tick at one end point and see which "foot"
tick is closest to the other end point without being longer. Then slide the
scale so that this foot marking is on the other end point. That gives you
the "feet" portion of the measurement. The first end point will now lie
within the subidivded foot area and give you the "inches" portion of the
measurement.
Good luck.
--Jay
"Juergen Hannappel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
| "Jay Windley" <[email protected]> writes:
|
| Oh, wow. Thank heaven for the metric system where no such
| ultra-strange confusions occur!
Sigh.
I was trained as an engineer, but grew up in a house full of architects. My
drawing station has a hodge-podge of architectural and engineering tools.
Anyway, in engineering we frequently use decimal subdivisions of English
units instead of the base-two fractions used by most of the American and
English readers of this group. So a quarter-inch dowel pin is shown on the
engineering drawing as having a diameter of 0.2500 inch and not 1/4 inch.
Yes, we still it a "quarter-inch dowel pin".
Most of us can work in metric units just as easily. Technical people can
usually see the advantages to metric measurements at least in terms of easy
computation among measurements and international interoperability. But the
average American sees little advantage to using metric units. There's no
clear advantage to buying milk by the liter as opposed to by the quart or
gallon. There's no clear advantage to baking in Fahrenheit degrees instead
of Celsius degrees. But there's a perceptible disadvantage in trying to
convert wholesale from one system to another, in the form of error and
miscalculation. That first generation that has to abandon its familiar
system in favor of an unfamiliar system with little or no advantage gained,
tends to stall the migration.
| 1/4 scale every unbiased observer would consider to be one unit
| in the drawing signifies 4 units in the real world
Possibly, except that the scale notation is usually more explicit. Although
the scale instrument used in creating the drawing lists only the fraction,
the notation in the drawing will say something like
1/4" = 1'
where the " and ' are abbreviations for inch and foot, respectively. In
practice it's very difficult to mistake 1/4 scale for 1:4 or even 1:48.
--Jay
Keep it to Usenet please wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "JD" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>There are usually 4 or 6 different scales on it.
>
>
> Actually, there's three edges, each with two scales per face, so
> you're looking at 12 scales, but one is typically a plain ruler, so
> it's really only 11 scales.
But can the full scale be counted as a scale as it's scaled 1:1 which
has no ratio and thus no scaling involved.
?
--
Mark
N.E. Ohio
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A.K.A. Mark Twain)
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suspense. (Gaz, r.moto)
On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 11:22:41 -0800, "Slowhand" <I'm@work> brought
forth from the murky depths:
>
>"Larry Jaques" <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:59:29 -0600, Reaper
>> <[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>>
>> >Can someone tell me where to find directionsor tutorials
>> >on using an Arcnitechs scale?
>>
>> They're right next to the "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" CDs
>> on the 3rd row, 2nd shelf, left, at Orifice Depot.
>
>And to think *I* was the only person who wondered where these tutorials
>were. ;-)
Oh, I thought he was asking for Arachniphobic scales,
which weigh your fears about spiders. They're in OD.
I have no ideas what a "directionsor" tutorial is or
where to find one. Maybe in Cuba? No, that's directiones
para dictatorador, isn't it?
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In article <[email protected]>,
Luigi Zanasi <[email protected]> wrote:
> Get with the program, Juergen! It's time to abandon your antiquated
> 19th century metric system based on base 10. This is the 21st Century,
> where everything is base 2, so 1:128 = 1:2^7 or 1:1000000. I leave the
> hexadecimal equivalent as an exercise for the reader.
You know, there's 10 kinds of people ... Those that know binary and
those that don't.
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In article <[email protected]>,
"JD" <[email protected]> wrote:
> There are usually 4 or 6 different scales on it.
Actually, there's three edges, each with two scales per face, so
you're looking at 12 scales, but one is typically a plain ruler, so
it's really only 11 scales.
--
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Any advice on what to use if I'm working on a smaller scale. I'm not
designing a house just rails and ladders for bunk beds. I was looking
at the scale and it just didnt look like this would apply to smaller
scales. thanks for the reply. I had not checked for a while because it
seemed like all I was gettin was insults. This is the first time I
have tried to design anything myself.
Thanks, Darrell
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:43:35 -0700, "Jay Windley"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Grandpa" <jsdebooATcomcast.net> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>|
>| Perhaps they are self evident to you but obviously not to
>| the original poster.
>
>No kidding. The amount of effort expended in ridicule exceeds the effort
>required simply to answer the question.
>
>Architect scales are not rocket science. (Rocket scientists use engineering
>scales anyway.) I assume you're talking about an architect's scale in
>English units.
>
>Each edge sports two scales, one reading left-to-right and the other reading
>right-to-left. That's just so that they can fit several scales onto one
>physical stick. The number in the margin at each end is the fraction of an
>inch that's intended to represent one foot in the scale that begins at that
>end. For most house plans, the 1/4 scale is used. That's one-fourth inch
>in the drawing equaling one foot in the finished product.
>
>On my scale the 1/4 scale shares an edge with the 1/8 scale. The 1/4
>numbers start at the left and march to the right, while the 1/8 numbers
>start at the right and increase to the left. Make sure you pay attention
>which numbers and which tick marks refer to which scale. Since there are
>tick marks every 1/8 inch for the 1/8 scale, two of those ticks represent a
>foot in the 1/4 scale. So make sure you're using the right set of numbers.
>
>Now on the "negative" side of the zero tick mark (to the left of zero on my
>1/4 scale) is one scaled foot's worth of inch ticks. Or, if the scale is
>too small, ticks for every two or three inches. It might be clearer if you
>find one of the larger scales like 1/2 or 3/4 and look at its subdivided
>foot.
>
>So if you need to draw a line representing 14 feet 3 inches, lay out the
>scale so one end point is on the "3 inches" tick in the subdivided foot, and
>your other end point will be at the "14" tick. If you're reading lines
>using the scale, lay the zero tick at one end point and see which "foot"
>tick is closest to the other end point without being longer. Then slide the
>scale so that this foot marking is on the other end point. That gives you
>the "feet" portion of the measurement. The first end point will now lie
>within the subidivded foot area and give you the "inches" portion of the
>measurement.
>
>Good luck.
>
>--Jay
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:12:10 GMT, Mark <[email protected]>
wrote:
>But can the full scale be counted as a scale as it's scaled 1:1 which
>has no ratio and thus no scaling involved.
I would call full scale a scale. <G>
Barry
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 21:55:48 +0100, Juergen Hannappel
<[email protected]> scribbled
>"Jay Windley" <[email protected]> writes:
>
>
>[...]
>
>> physical stick. The number in the margin at each end is the fraction of an
>> inch that's intended to represent one foot in the scale that begins at that
>> end. For most house plans, the 1/4 scale is used. That's one-fourth inch
>> in the drawing equaling one foot in the finished product.
>
>Oh, wow. Thank heaven for the metric system where no such
>ultra-strange confusions occur! 1/4 scale every unbiased observer
>would consider to be one unit in the drawing signifies 4 units in the
>real worls (or maybe vice versa), but that 1/4 really means 1:48...
Notice the slash '/' meaning fraction, not ratio. So it should be
absolutely obvious to someone who is not a complete fool that it is
not a ratio, but means 1/4 inch to one foot (1/4"=1'), which is about
the same as 1:50 (note the colon, not slash) on your metric scale.
Considerable savings in scale manufacturing are obtained by omitting
the ["=1'] part. Equally obvious is the 3/32 scale on my scale. It
should be immediately obvious to anyone with more than half a brain
that the ratio is 1:128.
Get with the program, Juergen! It's time to abandon your antiquated
19th century metric system based on base 10. This is the 21st Century,
where everything is base 2, so 1:128 = 1:2^7 or 1:1000000. I leave the
hexadecimal equivalent as an exercise for the reader.
I'll let one of the Muricans to explain to you the
penny/shilling/pound system for measuring the length of nails and why
it is so much better than measuring them in inches or millimetres.
:-) <--------- Just in case.
Luigi
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On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:59:29 -0600, Reaper
<[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>Can someone tell me where to find directionsor tutorials
>on using an Arcnitechs scale?
They're right next to the "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" CDs
on the 3rd row, 2nd shelf, left, at Orifice Depot.
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On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:59:29 -0600, Reaper
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Can someone tell me where to find directionsor tutorials
>on using an Arcnitechs scale?
>Thanks, Darrell
You could always refer to the owner's manual but here goes:
1. Lay scale on drawing with flat side down.
2. Connect first point of item to be measured with the zero point
located on the scale.
3. Find number on scale for second point of measurement.
4. Read number.
Repeat as necessary
Allyn
"Larry Jaques" <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:59:29 -0600, Reaper
> <[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>
> >Can someone tell me where to find directionsor tutorials
> >on using an Arcnitechs scale?
>
> They're right next to the "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" CDs
> on the 3rd row, 2nd shelf, left, at Orifice Depot.
And to think *I* was the only person who wondered where these tutorials
were. ;-)
SH
"Jay Windley" <[email protected]> writes:
[...]
> physical stick. The number in the margin at each end is the fraction of an
> inch that's intended to represent one foot in the scale that begins at that
> end. For most house plans, the 1/4 scale is used. That's one-fourth inch
> in the drawing equaling one foot in the finished product.
Oh, wow. Thank heaven for the metric system where no such
ultra-strange confusions occur! 1/4 scale every unbiased observer
would consider to be one unit in the drawing signifies 4 units in the
real worls (or maybe vice versa), but that 1/4 really means 1:48...
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