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Geneva Roller Ruler, Pocket Sized Infinite Ruler

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Publication date 2020-10-14 at 15:03
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Published to Thingiverse on: 2019-03-29 at 23:01
Design number 212668

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***Buy it fully assembled & tested here! https://etsy.me/2U6v6ek

The 'Geneva Roller Ruler' is a special pocket sized tool for measuring any line, any curve, any length! With this device you can measure square objects, round objects, straight lines, curved surfaces, you get the idea!

**Additional Instructions & Photos here: (Take a sec to vote for this project too!)
https://bit.ly/2uBcJPj

This tool can be very handy when measuring curved lines or oddly shaped surfaces that are difficult to measure directly with a straight ruler or tape measure. The roller ruler uses a wheel of known dimensions, regularly spaced tick marks, and a counter mechanism to measure up to 1/2 meter in 5 mm increments.

-The device is tiny so you can literally carry an infinitely long ruler wherever you go! :) It’s a simple but handy tool for home owners, architects, engineers, interior designers, fashion designers, decorators, art students, or anyone who needs to precisely measure irregularly shaped things on a regular basis.

-A note on technical names: The intermittent geneva drive mechanism is also known as a 'maltese cross drive'. Technically this device should be called a 'curvimeter' ,'opisometer', or 'meilograph'

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OPTIONAL: A badge reel is handy for making measurements & freeing your hands in quick succession and it also makes this a fun fidget toy too! :) https://amzn.to/2UhpFbO

VIDEO DEMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9XMkwvdbQU

-If you make one go ahead and post an "I made this!"

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