In message <[log in to unmask]>, Susan Lebo
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>I am trying to photograph ceramics on a light table but do not have a
>professional scale. I have been unable to find anyone in this area that
>carries them. Does anyone know where I could order a paper scale with
>english and metric? I want it to lie flat and it needs to be 4 inches or
>less in length. Thanks in advance.  Susan Lebo
 
It depends on how absolutely accurate you want to be.  If you don't mind
the very slight inaccuracy that it introduces, simply photocopy a ruler.
You can black out alternate 1cm sections, should you want to.  You can
cut out a section of the needed length and paste it onto a piece of
card, should you want to cut down on the light coming through the back.
It also makes it look neater.
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Pat Reynolds
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Keeper of Social History, Buckinghamshire County Museum
   "It might look a bit messy now, but just you come back in 500 years time"
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