I'm looking to buy a smallish engineers set square but I'm not sure how their size vs their measurement works. They all get listed as 3IN Square and 7IN Square etc. What side is that pertaining to though? The long side, the short side or even a diagonal between the two!?
I ask because when I look at the technical measurements they seem to differ wildly. For instance I've seen a 2IN square has its dimensions listed as 1 x 7 x 11 cm.. how does that work? Hence I'm wondering if there's a method to the naming convention. I naturally thought the measurement would concern the long side, but maybe I'm wrong.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
I ask because when I look at the technical measurements they seem to differ wildly. For instance I've seen a 2IN square has its dimensions listed as 1 x 7 x 11 cm.. how does that work? Hence I'm wondering if there's a method to the naming convention. I naturally thought the measurement would concern the long side, but maybe I'm wrong.
Any advice greatly appreciated.