You can buy these with a calibration certificate for like $70, but I skipped the cert. Should be the same quality, cost me $16. I chose the version with the superior units of measurement.

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      Seriously, they are very useful if you are doing something relevant like drawing a scale plan for a house addition you want to build and have to submit a set of blueprints to the building inspector. Done that a few times. After the nerd cred, you pick up the framing hammer and start the real work.

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        In metric it’s easy to divide by 20 or 50. Still, the drawing board my father used as a civil engineer only had double-sided ones (1:1 and 1:50).