The holiday season is officially upon us, and people are eagerly putting together their holiday gift lists. It’s best to plan ahead and take care of the employees and customers on your list who need an architect scale ruler. These are the best ones to spoil them with:
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.
Did you know..
Not all rulers are created equal. Some are rigid, some are retractable tapes, some are in metric, some are in imperial. There is also a special kind of ruler used for converting the measurements on a scaled-down drawing or map: the architect scale ruler.
Here is the basic makeup of architect scale rulers:
No matter what drawing you are measuring, there is a special architect scale ruler to help you out.
If you see any of your customers on this list, they need an architect scale ruler.
Not only do they need one, but they will be eternally grateful that you are generous enough to recognize their needs.
Hollow Triangular Architect 12″ Scale 3030 A good way to advertise your company is putting your logo on useful tools. Then give those tools to your customers or contacts. A unique measuring tool is an architect scale ruler. If you are in the building or remodeling business, this form of advertising is taylor-made for you. It will last forever, and so will your logo.
Your clients and customers can use it for:
An architect scale ruler can come in many sizes and gradations. For now, let’s keep it simple, just to get started. Here is how these handy rulers can make reading a blueprint very easy.
Hollow Triangular Architect 12″ Scale 3030
To use an architect scale ruler is not an easy task. Since these rulers come in many configurations, you first must know which scale to use. Here are the basic steps:
There are complete instructions shown here:
If your clients use an architect scale ruler, you can promote your business in this unusual way. Give them this special ruler with your corporate logo imprinted on it. Your logo will last as long as your client uses an architect scale ruler. Who uses one of these?
If you live in a non-metric country, you never know when you might need a metric tape measure. Since the economy is now a “global” economy, metric size bolts and other parts are appearing all the time. Here is a pocket tape for you. It is the only metric tape measure you will ever need. This is why:
This versatile tape is marketed by Diameter-Tapes.com. It is the most useful and rarest of all OD (diameter) tapes.
Diameter-Tapes.com 24″ OD Tape Measure, Metric & Inch 
To operate an architect scale ruler, first look at the Title Block on the blueprint. It is located in the bottom right corner. This area contains valuable information to help you choose the correct scale: title of the drawing, the owner or customer of the project, names of the designer, drawer, pertinent ID numbers, and the supervisors. It has the page number, if multiple pages are involved, and the version number. It also has areas for the signatures of those who approved the drawing, and the dates they approved it.
There is also a small block that says what scale the drawing was made in. This is what you really need. Some examples are: 1″ = 30′, 1/4″=1′, 1/8″=1′, 1/2″=1’0″. If it is 1/8=1′, then use the side of the tape (more)……
Hollow Triangular Architect 12″ Scale 3030