The Measure Videos
Part 1: FINGERS AND TOES
30 min, on DVD w. Parts Two
and Three (30 min. ea.)
The first measurements.....
Fingers &Toes .....
Palms & Cubits .....
Greek inches
Roman feet .....
Ten and the metric system
..... The USA: built
on feet & inches
Rulers, Folding
..... Tapes,Steel
..... Inch& Foot
markings
Take This Joist
& Measure It .... Measure
Twice, Cut Once
Subdivisions: halves,
to quarters to eighths to sixteenths
Short lines between
taller lines: the ruler marking conventions
Your call: the guesstimating
game .... Sixteenths
the quick way .... Thirty-seconds?
The importance of
staying square .....Marking & line thickness
Ruler straight
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The Measure Videos
Part 2: WHAT WE NEED IS A PLAN
30 min, on DVD w. Parts One
and Three (30 min. ea.)
The idea becomes
the plan becomes the structure: Architects and lines on paper
Drawing to scale
.... What equals a foot?: scaling up and scaling down
The measure(ment)
of a plan.... Details .... Verifying
scale .... Doing the Math:
the Scale Rule .... Floor
Plans .... Elevations .... Sections.... Ups
and Downs in the
Real World: the
Plumb Bob .... Of gravity
and bubbles in glass tubes: the Level
The Level Frame
as reference to square & plumb .... Standing
on the corner:
cross-checking,
three ways to be wrong
Life on the slopes:
creating an Optically level playing field
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The Measure Videos
Part 3: TIPS, TOOLS, & STANDARDS
30 min, on DVD w. Parts One
and Two (30 min. ea.)
Real lines: Layout
with string & batterboards Holding accurately: 'cutting'
inches.....Avoiding
errors of accumulation .....Set up for consistent duplicates
Straight edges.....Chalkbox
lines .....Angles & tools: did you say Framing Square?
Men at work: measuring
the easy way: tips and shortcuts from the pros
Global standards:
the Arrival of the Metric System .... Metric
units of length
& their U.S.
equivalents.... The precision world of tenths: calipers,
micrometers,
dial guages, working
tolerances .... The influence of CAD and new technology
Architectural Drafting
Symbols
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