Talk:Compass (drafting)

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Am I the only one who finds it hard to accept that this is a "compass". I've always called them "compasses" and I'm sure I always will be a complete fuckwit.

Its actually a 'pair of compasses' I was taught in school!--Light current 23:22, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

I agree, this is like calling the trousers article 'trouser'. Joffeloff 19:31, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, agreed, can we have this article changed (busy - will have to come back to it if Light Current can't do it) so that the page title refers to Pair of Compasses? Other lazy titles can be referenced in the article. Kiwichipster 03:43, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

And aren't they also called "dividers"?

Yes, in sheet metal work they are called dividers.

Are you referring to "compass, also called a pair of compasses" or to the variant called scribe(compass)? If you are referring to the scribe(compass) I can add your section in to read "in sheet metal work they are called dividers"--Johnalden 01:28, 23 January 2007 (UTC).

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