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Parallel ruler bar 200 × 20 × 5 with Ø3 pivot holes 100 mm apart

What is a parallel ruler bar? · Modern device · basis: Xem Studio design following Brown's figure (1868); true size, no printing allowance

Also called: parallel ruler bar, parallel rule blade, regla paralela de brazos, Parallellineal mit Schwingarmen

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length
200.0 mm
width
20.0 mm
height
5.0 mm

Notes

  • 200 × 20 × 5 straight-edge with two Ø3 holes 100 mm apart on its centre line: two of them and two equal links make the classic parallel ruler (a parallelogram linkage).
  • Xem Studio design following Brown's figure; true size, no printing allowance (apply your own to the mating features).

Parallel ruler bar 200 × 20 × 5 with Ø3 pivot holes 100 mm apart size chart

dimensionvalue
bar200 × 20 × 5 mm
holes2 × Ø3 at x = ±50

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Henry T. Brown (1868, public domain)Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements — scan on archive.orgwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
507movements.comBrown's movement No. 325: figure, his text and an animationwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Xem StudiodrawingwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Xem Studio design: free to use, print and sell things from; not to be republished as files. Xem Studio Design License. index.json

parallel-ruler-bar-200-h100bar, z 0..5STEP · STL
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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=parallel-ruler-bar-200-h100

Parallel ruler bar 200 × 20 × 5 with Ø3 pivot holes 100 mm apart, isometric render of a generated part
Render of parallel-ruler-bar-200-h100 from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

Parallel ruler with two swinging arms (parallelogram), isometric render of a generated part
Parallel ruler with two swinging arms (parallelogram)4 sizes★ 1 file

Questions

What is a parallel ruler bar?

200 × 20 × 5 straight-edge with two Ø3 holes 100 mm apart on its centre line: two of them and two equal links make the classic parallel ruler (a parallelogram linkage).