This is how you can use a folding ruler as a marking measure:

• Unfold the first two limbs of the folding ruler and shape it like the number “4”.
• Adjust the depth as needed and fix the setting with your thumb.
• Place your pen on the metal end of the first limb.
• Now slide the folding ruler up and down as you need.

Unfold the first two limbs of the folding ruler and shape it like the number “4”.

Adjust the depth as needed and fix the setting with your thumb. Place your pen on the metal end of the first limb.

Now slide the folding ruler up and down as you need. So you can easily and quickly draw parallel lines with an accuracy of 1 mm.

The folding ruler offers you a quick and precise solution when a marking gauge is not available directly. The lines can be drawn most precisely if the folding ruler has a piece of metal at the ends. In this way, the precision is maintained even after many markings have been done.

The folding ruler is not a permanent substitute for a marking gauge, but a good alternative for jobs that do not need to be more accurate than to the millimeter.