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Steel square[edit]

Hello, Johnalden. Thank you very much for writing such an in-depth article on the usage of the steel square.

I stumbled across this page at random, and I was impressed, so I did some cleanup work (typo fixes, image placement, some rephrasing, that sort of thing). I would appreciate it if you could review the article to make sure I didn't accidentally mess up any facts. I should warn you that I don't know much of anything about carpentry.

I also noticed that the article referenced some images that don't seem to exist. Maybe they existed once, and they were deleted for some reason; but whatever happened, they aren't showing up now. Here's a list of them:

The images that do exist, such as Image:Scribe an octagon2jpg.jpg, are excellent sketches that really add a lot to this article. If you have the images listed above and can upload them again, we can get them put back in to complement the text.

Again, thanks a lot for writing this great Wikipedia article. If I can help you in any way, or if you have any questions that I might be able to answer, please let me know. —Bkell (talk) 10:46, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to restore these for you, but they were deleted too long ago. We didn't have the ability to restore deleted images a year ago; it is a relatively recent feature. Sorry.—WAvegetarian•(talk) 00:52, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Help desk[edit]

I'm just notifying you that I (and another) have replied to your query on the Help Desk. James086^{Talk | Contribs} 12:50, 9 December 2006 (UTC) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________[reply]

To change the colour of font you can use the code

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 </font>

(remember to use the hexidecimal color codes which you can see here) and it will look like:
the text you want to affect
Alternatively, to affect the font and size aswell you can use span tags like this:

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Which produces:
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Also you don't need to set it out with a new line for each variable (as I have done) you can just have it as one long line, but setting it out like this makes it easier to edit. Hope this helps. James086^{Talk | Contribs} 03:19, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Jake4.jpg (db-noncom)[edit]

The image was deleted today. I am not familiar with the acronym db-noncom. Basically this is a photo of a model that my son did @ Cal Poly and he gave me unlimited rights to use this Jake4.jpg. How do I resolve this? --Jack 01:34, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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I think the above standard message should answer your questions. You have to be willing to have your images proliferated. For example, I was amused to find this image turn up here.

Incidentally, I see your request above please sign in. So who did these edits without signing in? -- RHaworth 10:56, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Percentage widths[edit]

Hi. Sorry I went away in the channel. Help:Table may help you. Xiner (talk, email) 01:10, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

re: Chain Fall[edit]

I'm not familiar with this device. Is "Chain Fall" a proper name? If not, shouldn't the article be moved to the title Chain fall? By the way, it would be very helpful if you could provide a source for the article so the rest of us can start some research and try to help expand it. Rossami (talk) 02:15, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is an interesting question. Chain hoist is currently a redirect to hoist (device). That article is currently very underdeveloped.

It appears from the links you provided that "chain fall" (or chainfall) is an alternate name from "chain hoist". Here are the options as I see them:

Maybe we should expand the hoist (device) page first. Put all the content (including alternate names, pictures, etc) into a section of that page. Turn Chain Fall, chain fall and chainfall into redirects to that page.
If "chain hoist" is the more prevalent name generally and if there's really enough to say independent of the "hoist (device)" page, convert chain hoist from the redirect into a full-blown article page by overwriting the current redirect content with your text and expanding it. Turn the "chainfall" titles into redirect to chain hoist.
If "chain fall" (or some variant) is the more prevalent name (and if there's enough to say), decide which is the most common usage (that is, with or without the space), create that page and change the "chain hoist" redirect to point to it instead. Turn the other variants of "chainfall" into redirects as well.

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One more thought. Now that I know what device you are talking about, I'm not sure that it's strictly appropriate to list on the pulley page. Chain hoists primarily use a gear mechanism to transform the forces, not the principle of the pulley. That would make it an example of a wheel and axle, or more probably, a complex machine using aspects of both.

I'll be offline for a few days with family. Let me know if I can still help after the holidays. Rossami [[User talk:Rossami|

re: House jack markings[edit]

Sorry. Can't help you. I'd guess that the 2 1/2 is the load rating but it's only a guess. Don't know what the other markings might indicate. Rossami (talk) 07:41, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there![edit]

Ahh... regarding ur questions, the article is really a stub. It should be expanded and it should also contain the sources of the article. If ever you lengthen the article and gather more infos about House jack, then this (would be deleted):

File:Screwdriver and wrench.png

This tool article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Trammel points[edit]

Yes, but I had to read the article more than once to realise that the wooden beam wasn't part of the tool, it was used in a transient manner. The sentence about it being quite small when you pack it away was a hint. Perhaps screw or worm gear would be better, but I didn't think too deeply about it. Josh Parris 05:29, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:User[edit]

You have used User's talk page as a test. Next time use the sandbox Kamope | userpage | talk | contributions 17:27, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Trammel points[edit]

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Hello Raja,

Thanks for the typo correction. I am curious why you are signed in the front of the article. Does this mean that it has been Wikified? It has been edited several times. --Johnalden 03:08, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi John,

That is odd how my name got put on top of that page. Anyways, I did go back and removed it. Regards.

Wiki Raja 04:31, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Timestamp[edit]

Hello there. Adding <sup> to the start and </sup> to the end of the word produces: ^Example. Adding <sub> to the start and </sub> to the end of the word produces: _Another. Hope this helps AxG ۝۝۝҈ ^►^talk_►_guests 16:05, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy Birthday[edit]

Just a happy Birthday message to you, Johnalden, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!

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Trammel points[edit]

Happy Birthday![edit]

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Versus22_talk 06:15, 13 February 2009 (UTC) [reply]

Your query[edit]

I delinked Legend in that table as the page it links to is not the same meaning. Legend as used on Steel Square refers to a key to abbreviations. LilHelpa (talk) 01:11, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Hip Rafter A.jpg[edit]

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