Max, I think they're called "story sticks" and I think there is some stuff about them on the BHM files page. I sometimes use my clickrule just like a story stick, but havn't actually built one yet. When I think of making one I always start getting too complicated. <GRIN>
Tom Fowle On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 08:15:08AM +1100, Agent086b wrote: > Hi all, > some months ago there was a lot of discussion on a measuring stick. I > seam to remember that you slide a stick in to a tube and lock it > somehow. Unfortunately I have lost the email describing how to build one > of these things. > I have a talking tape measure, but I would like some sort of telescopic > thing I can take a measurement between two pieces and transfer that > measurement to a piece of timber before cutting it off to the same length. > I don't need to know how many millimetres it is just to keep that length. > Hope you all understand what I am trying to do. > Max.
