rudy - Posted - 04/01/2019:  18:08:13

Luthier's Mercantile has introduced their special hybrid measurement calipers, order yours TODAY!

LMI Hybrid Measurement System

Dan Drabek - Posted - 04/01/2019:  19:48:51

"Now, it might be difficult to get used to this, but we don't care."



With a sales pitch like that, how can you resist?  

Happy April.



DD

Edited by - Dan Drabek on 04/01/2019 19:50:25

Brian Murphy - Posted - 04/01/2019:  20:27:03

Good April's Fool Ad. I liked: "An imperceptible arch allows you to accurately incorporate the subtle randomness of the universe into the fingerboard of your next instrument."

Edited by - Brian Murphy on 04/01/2019 20:27:29

banjonz - Posted - 04/01/2019:  21:39:06

These have been available here for years. All digital calipers have an imperial/metric toggle button as standard. There are available from Ebay etc.

BNJOMAKR - Posted - 04/02/2019:  01:43:18

Dang... I missed out on this one. I didn't see it until today and It was only available yesterday. Oh well, maybe it will be offered again next year!

Edited by - BNJOMAKR on 04/02/2019 01:43:40

Bob Smakula - Posted - 04/02/2019:  04:29:10

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Originally posted by banjonz

These have been available here for years. All digital calipers have an imperial/metric toggle button as standard. There are available from Ebay etc.

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Wayne,

You likely missed that the advertisement was an April fools joke. My first look at the ad had me thinking "this is kind of stupid" then I remembered the date was April one. What useless item will they come up with for next year?

Bob Smakula

Ken LeVan - Posted - 04/02/2019:  04:29:45

Decimal inches is good enough for me.

God forbid I would have to figure out metal sizes with some goofy system that the metal supplier wasn't "in on".

rudy - Posted - 04/02/2019:  05:17:47

Since LMI went to the Free shipping model I've requested that for next year they incorporate a button to select furlongs as an option.

Blackjaxe47 - Posted - 04/02/2019:  05:38:04

I want mine with the Muffler Bearing option.

G Edward Porgie - Posted - 04/02/2019:  07:21:58

Stew Mac offers some equally useless tools, but they aren't April Fools jokes, and they aren't discounted.

Quickstep192 - Posted - 04/02/2019:  07:29:45

I like using Metric and most of my measuring tools are graduated in mm. However, I can't buy most materials in metric sizes, so I find myself switching back and forth. Possibly because of that, I haven't been able to completely re-wire my brain in metric. I know that 25mm is about an inch and 100mm is about 4 inches, but when I approximate most measurements, I tend to do it in imperial. For example, I can't automatically picture how long 1500mm is, but I can automatically picture about how long 5 feet is. As I do more and more in metric, I wonder if I'll ever get trained...

WesB - Posted - 04/02/2019:  08:08:39

I would think that our friends in the UK would appreciate having Whitworth measurements too.

Dan Drabek - Posted - 04/02/2019:  10:15:39

Don't forget the Fistmele and the Cubit.

DD

G Edward Porgie - Posted - 04/02/2019:  12:13:33

There is also the horse measurement, "hands." and for weight, one should be able to measure that in "stones." If anyone decides to ascertain the volume of his banjo, he should never forget the "bushel."

Bart Veerman - Posted - 04/02/2019:  12:44:25

Yeah, the 2 decimal points kinda gave it away



Ken: decimal inches sounds almost as bad as metric inches... 

rudy - Posted - 04/02/2019:  14:05:16

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Originally posted by G Edward Porgie

There is also the horse measurement, "hands." and for weight, one should be able to measure that in "stones." If anyone decides to ascertain the volume of his banjo, he should never forget the "bushel."

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Humans use "hands"; horses use the more appropriate "hoof" for their measurement needs.

I once heard Mr. Ed say, "Wilbur!  These flakes of hay are only 2/3rds of a hoof thick!"

Isn't the internal volume of a banjo measured by the "chamberpot" ?

Edited by - rudy on 04/02/2019 14:08:40

G Edward Porgie - Posted - 04/03/2019:  06:24:32

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Originally posted by rudy

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Originally posted by G Edward Porgie

There is also the horse measurement, "hands." and for weight, one should be able to measure that in "stones." If anyone decides to ascertain the volume of his banjo, he should never forget the "bushel."

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Humans use "hands"; horses use the more appropriate "hoof" for their measurement needs.

I once heard Mr. Ed say, "Wilbur!  These flakes of hay are only 2/3rds of a hoof thick!"

Isn't the internal volume of a banjo measured by the "chamberpot" ?

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Despite what humans use, hands are still a "horse measurement," because they measure the horse. Mr. Ed's comment would be a "hay measurement." I do, however, hope that after Wilbur added more to the pile, that Old Ed had a nice roll in that hay with his favorite mare(s).

I suppose banjo volume could be measured with the chamberpot, but that could be messy. Better to stick with the bushel, or perhaps when it's a banjo uke, the "peck," as it's a bit smaller. 

Dan Drabek - Posted - 04/03/2019:  09:53:57

Banjo volume is measured in backsteps. Bluegrass banjo volume is measured in PPSI. (paint peeled per square inch)

DD