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[edit] Steel square

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:

• Image:Framing square section.jpg
• Image:Framing square calculations.jpg
• Image:Comparison of Hip and common raftera.jpg
• Image:Top view hip rafter.jpg
• Image:Hip and valley jack rafters.jpg
• Image:Hip rafter side and plumb cut B.jpg
• Image:Diagonal scale framing square.JPG

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)

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)

[edit] OrphanBot

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[edit] Help desk

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) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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

• 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)

[edit] Image:Jake4.jpg listed for deletion

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)

[edit] Percentage widths

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

[edit] re: Chain Fall

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)

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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

To move a page, just click on the "move" button at the top of the page. You can move any page to a new title (as long as no page already exists there). To convert something from a redirect, just open the page in a second window and copy-paste the content over. Be sure to comment in your edit summary so future editors know where you got the text.

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|

[edit] re: House jack markings

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)

[edit] Hi there!

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):

[edit] Trammel points

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)

[edit] User talk:User

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)

[edit] RE: Trammel points

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)

[edit] Timestamp

Hello there. Adding ^{to the start and} to the end of the word produces: ^Example. Adding _{to the start and} to the end of the word produces: _Another. Hope this helps AxG ۝۝۝҈ ^►talk_►guests 16:05, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free image (Image:Laying out a stringer.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Laying out a stringer.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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[edit] Happy Birthday

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

• FROM YOUR FRIEND:

--  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:10, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

	Happy Birthday	from the Birthday Committee
	Wishing Johnalden a very happy birthday on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Don't forget to save us all a piece of cake!

--Nadir D Steinmetz 18:15, 13 February 2008 (UTC)