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| Easy
Division |
| Divide 150mm into 4 Equal
Parts - not as difficult as you might think. |
 Instead of dividing 150 by 4 and marking your timber every 37.5mm
(which is a nuisance) angle your ruler or tape measure along the edge to
200mm (see diagram).
Now you can easily divide 200 by 4 and mark the timber every 50mm. Do
this on both ends of the timber, rule along the marks and you will have
a 150mm piece of timber perfectly divided into quarters without all the
brain strain.
The width of the job can be almost anything, as long as your rule is
long enough to angle to a number that is easy to divide. Some examples
include, 4.5m - angle the rule/tape to 6m then divide by marking at 1m
or 2m intervals or for 250mm - angle to 300mm and divide by 20mm or
30mm. What about the kids' assignments when they have to draw a table to
put information in, or cutting out a piece of timber to slot into
another piece, or working out where to put expansion joints into a new
concrete driveway. What about measuring around the yard planing your
garden bed or landscaping. This is a handy hint to remember. |
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