Our country would not have the food and supplies it needs without our loyal and hard-working agriculture community. America’s farmers get their own special day today, on National Farmer’s Day.
How can we recognize our wonderful farmers?
As our minds drift back to elementary American history lessons tomorrow, one can only think, “Did Christopher Columbus have access to an architect scale ruler in his day?”
Okay, sure, that’s probably not the first question that pops to mind when you think about Columbus Day. But surely, Columbus must have possessed a ruler of sorts to help measure his ships, even if it wasn’t an architect scale ruler.
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One of the biggest advancements in lighting technology our generation has seen is the development of LEDs. Light-emitting-diodes have a long list of benefits in comparison to their predecessor, the incandescent bulb.
LED Maglite flashlights, which are designed, engineered, and produced in California, are leaders in LED flashlight manufacturing. From their mini versions, to their larger models, there is an LED Maglite flashlight for everyone. What better way to celebrate National LED Light Day than to find your favorite one!
Why do we call the diameter tape measure a calculator? Because when you wrap it around the circumference of a pipe or a post, it “calculates” the outside diameter instantaneously. It’s a calculator that never slows down because it doesn’t use batteries. The special scale is in inches or millimeters, and it is stretched out by the factor of pi (3.14159). That’s how it does it for you.
There doesn’t need to be a national holiday to remind us all that buying products made in the USA is one of the best ways to support our country. There are so many benefits, including but not limited to:
So today, on National Manufacturing Day, don’t forget to support our local companies and workers and buy products made in the USA.
About half of the world’s population is comprised of women: they truly help make the world go ‘round. Whether she’s a mother caring for her children, a wife who loves her spouse, or a woman working to support her extended family, they are all important people in our lives.
Today, on Women’s Health & Fitness Day, how can women treat their bodies better?
You can treat the special women in your life today with the most special engraved flashlights:
A tape measure can solve basically one problem….How long is the item? But a pipe diameter tape measure can solve a short list of problems for you.
Even if the pipe is distorted, and the cross sectional diameter would be different in different directions, you can do it. The pipe diameter tape measure can tell you what the diameter would be, if it weren’t distorted. That’s because the measurement is based on the circumference. The tape automatically divides by pi (3.14159) for you.
Workers and inspectors in the oilfields and gas fields all use tally books to keep track of data. What kind of data?
To supercharge your tally books, here are some cool ideas:
Police officers are getting a lot of attention in the media in recent months. But you know who usually falls by the wayside? Security officers. Today is Security Officer Appreciation Week- a week for these people to shine.
How can we thank them this week?
The burning questions is “Why does it matter”. If you ask an architect, he or she will tell you that an architect scale ruler is vital to their daily business. They would not be able to function without these rulers.
What is an architect scale ruler? It is a special ruler that is marked in special scales that correspond to the scale of the drawing. If the drawing is done in 1″ = 1 foot, then each inch on the correct scale will represent one foot in the drawing. If the drawing is done in 1/4″ = 1 foot, then each quarter inch on the 1/4 scale corresponds to 1 foot in the drawing. On this particular scale, each 1/4 inch is marked 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc. So that the “4 marking number” is one inch from the zero mark. Simple, so far. But each of these rulers has several scales, so you don’t have to have multiple rulers in your pocket. Other scales can be 1/8, 1/16, 1/3, 3/16 and so forth. The trick of this business is to be able to choose the correct scale for each drawing you are working on. If you are reading a highway map which is drawn to 1/4″ = 1 mile, you would use the 1/4 scale. If you are with me up to this point, you could become an architect!