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			=====Description=====

	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Oddleg_caliper '''Oddleg calipers'''] '''''(aka Hermaphrodite Calipers)''''' are used mainly to scribe lines parallel to the edge of metal ''(or plastics)'' - they are used for much the same reason that a woodworker might use a '''[[Gauges\|Marking Gauge]]'''.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Oddleg_caliper '''Oddleg calipers'''] '''''(aka Hermaphrodite Calipers)''''' are used mainly to scribe lines parallel to the edge of metal ''(or plastics)'' - they are used for much the same reason that a woodworker might use a '''[[Gauges\|Marking Gauge]]'''.


			=====Features and Applications=====

	'''Oddlegs''' can also be used to find the centre of a disc by first estimating its radius then scribing a number of arcs from different points around the circumference. The various arcs will enclose a small area in which the centre must lie and so can be judged.		'''Oddlegs''' can also be used to find the centre of a disc by first estimating its radius then scribing a number of arcs from different points around the circumference. The various arcs will enclose a small area in which the centre must lie and so can be judged.
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	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Oddleg_caliper '''Oddleg calipers'''] '''''(aka Hermaphrodite Calipers)''''' are used mainly to scribe lines parallel to the edge of metal ''(or plastics)'' - they are used for much the same reason that a woodworker might use a '''[[Marking Gauge]]'''.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Oddleg_caliper '''Oddleg calipers'''] '''''(aka Hermaphrodite Calipers)''''' are used mainly to scribe lines parallel to the edge of metal ''(or plastics)'' - they are used for much the same reason that a woodworker might use a '''[[Gauges\|Marking Gauge]]'''.

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	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Oddleg_caliper '''Oddleg calipers'''] are used mainly to scribe lines parallel to the edge of metal ''(or plastics)'' - they are used for much the same reason that a woodworker might use a '''[[Marking Gauge]]'''.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Oddleg_caliper '''Oddleg calipers'''] '''''(aka Hermaphrodite Calipers)''''' are used mainly to scribe lines parallel to the edge of metal ''(or plastics)'' - they are used for much the same reason that a woodworker might use a '''[[Marking Gauge]]'''.

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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Oddleg_caliper '''Oddleg calipers'''] are used mainly to scribe lines parallel to the edge of metal ''(or plastics)'' - they are used for much the same reason that a woodworker might use a '''[[Marking Gauge]]'''.

'''Oddlegs''' can also be used to find the centre of a disc by first estimating its radius then scribing a number of arcs from different points around the circumference. The various arcs will enclose a small area in which the centre must lie and so can be judged.
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<span style="color: green">'''Note:'''
To make scribed lines stand out more, bright steel can be coated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marking_blue '''Marking Blue'''] ''(or a felt tipped pen)'' whilst black steel or rusty metal can first be rubbed with chalk.
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