Ruler with raised end for easy pickup - photo

[Altair]

Ruler with raised end for easy pickup.

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Previously:

Section liner drawing instrument - GIF
Constrained ball line drawing aid - photo
Digital rolling ruler - GIF
Bend rule - GIF
1941 industrial heritage film: The Steel Rule - video
Leather ruler watch strap

[Frank S]

now there is a feature that makes sense at the same end where the hole to hang it up is

[NortonDommi]

Can that help to get your boots on as well?

[JoeVanGeaux]

This is my answer to drawing tool pickup. I use these on my fairly accurately scaled PC screen for 3d print part designing in OpenSCAD. When I first used these, I found the slightly beveled edges on the tools made them nearly impossible to remove from the screen until I put a small tab of blue painter's tape on them.

[Toolmaker51]

Those scales are made by a Japanese tool company. I don't think they are offered with Imperial graduations. I received one as a gift working with Japanese contractors at Tesla in Reno, NV. Used them everyday building the battery assembly line.
Same tool company has other terrific tools, popular with millwrights. A magnetic plumb bob rather like a gammon reel, magnetic protractors and the very best ball end hex Ell wrenches available. Longer than our common pattern, including a torque increaser that grips the bend, not stressing the shank like a cheater tube.
I'll post mine when I get home, if there is interest to remind me.