INDORE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SCALES

1. Construct a scale of R.F. -- to show miles and 84480 furlongs and long enough to
measure upto 6 miles.
2. An area of 49 square centimeters on a map represents an area of 16 sq. m on a field.
Draw a scale long enough to measure 8 m. Mark a distance of 6 m 9 dm on the scale.
3. A cube of 5 cm side represents a tank of 1000 cubic metres volume. Find the R.F. and
construct a scale to measure up to 35 m. Mark a distance of 27 m on it.
4. A line of 1 cm represents a length of 1.25 decimetres. Draw a plain scale and mark a
distance of 2.3 m on it.
5. Draw a Diagonal scale of Full size, showing 1/100 Inch and long enough to measure up
to 5 Inch.
6. The distance between two stations by road is 200 km and it is represented on a certain
map by a 5 cm long line. Find the R.F. and construct a diagonal scale showing single
kilometre and long enough to measure up to 600 km. Show a distance of 467 km on this
scale.
7. Construct a scale to measure kilometre, 1/8th of a kilometre and 1/40th of a kilometre, in
which 1 km is represented by 3 cm. Mark on this scale a distance of 4.825 km.
8. A length of 1 mm is enlarged 20 times in a drawing. What is the R.F. of this scale? Draw
a diagonal scale of 0.01 mm least count and mark a distance of 7.83 mm on it.
9. Construct a ver nier scale of 1:40 to read metres, decimetres and centimetres and long
enough to measure up to 6 m. Mark a distance of 5.76 m on it. Using backward method.
10. A real length of 10 m is represented by a line of 5 cm on a drawing. Find the R.F. and
construct a ver nier scale such that the least count is 2 dm and can measure up to 25 m.
Mark a distance of 19.4 m on it..

Prepared By:
Lokesh Aurangabadkar
Asst. Professor. Mechanical Engineering Department
IIST, Indore (9713234164)