Thats interesting and informative. So you mean more the number of threads in 1cm better is the quality!! Pankaj
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Dr. Kumar: > I can tell you how: one puts the magnifier on the fabric to be tested > and counts warps and wefts criss- crossing each other within a given > length/sides of a square, say one centimeter or an inch whatever is > the standard for the country or century or industry.... as in linen: > it is centimeter, cotton fabrics, again centimeters, jute fabrics it > used to be inches.... and I think still is.... > > and such magnifying lenses come quite handy for quick inspection of > fabrics, and be non -destructive... one could count threads even in a > shop on the entire roll .... > > how do I know this? i had taken some economic botany classes and some > esoteric knowledge lodged in my memory....ha ha... > usha di > > ======= > > On May 9, 7:12 pm, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Nice discussion going on here. >> Thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful pic and innovative effort for >> taking the measurements. >> Gurcharan sir, Just incase you wish to try, there is a shop on chandni >> chowk before the gurudrawa on the road that goes inside opposite to >> red fort. They keep varieties of scientific pocket lenses which can >> come handy for taking such pictures. >> But what I am seeing here is something for the first time. Dear Mr. >> Alok thanks a lot for sharing the link. >> By the way, any idea, how they test linen with it? >> Pankaj >> >> On May 8, 6:17 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Usha di >> > It was simple. I have a flat bed scanner, simple cano-scan lite which I >> > bought for just Rs. 2500/-, which I use frequently for scanning documents. >> > I >> > knew it can save as pdf document, but did not know how I would send so many >> > single pages. I thought of giving a try, and when I clicked option of pdf >> > document, the default choice was multiple-page document. I scanned a page, >> > pressed next, till I had scanned all the pages. Pressing finish created a >> > mult-ipage document which I uploaded. I have similarly made pdf of all my >> > papers. >> >> > -- >> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> > Retired Associate Professor >> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 3:58 AM, ushadi Micromini >> > <microminipho...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >> > > Dear Alok: good ...good... >> > > we are then back to being comfortable and easy... >> > > we will / do have fun .... here... don't we? >> > > love it... >> > > Usha di. >> >> > > --------- >> >> > > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:25 PM, Alok Mahendroo >> > > <alokisabe...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >> > >> No offense taken at all.. Usha di, please...!! >> > >> Such comments (as Gurcharan ji said) keep the atmosphere lighter.. and I >> > >> have no grudges >> > >> in that respect... One jests with the people who would understand the >> > >> humour and I too am writing in the lighter vein.... >> >> > >> Thank you all... >> > >> regards >> > >> Alok >> >> > >> On Sat, 2011-05-07 at 22:32 +0530, ushadi Micromini wrote: >> > >> > Dear Alok: sorry... jesting at anybody is not my intention.... I was >> > >> > just pointing it out that measuring device you used was very >> > >> > appropriate and handy... with or without its magnifying capability.... >> >> > >> > so whether one has a macro of nikon's making or not.... one still >> > >> > needs to provide the taxonomists with proper id related data, and in >> > >> > photography that includes size.... >> >> > >> > please do not take it as a jest at anybody's expense... >> > >> > if anything I tend to be self-deprecating.... >> >> > >> > most humbly yours, Usha di >> >> > >> > PS MAKESHIFT DEVICES : often are used by people who are more than >> > >> > most innovative.... and in Medicine..its called off-list-use...often >> > >> > awarding the innovator a second patent or an award... so please donot >> > >> > ever think you are deprived... >> > >> > you have an innovative brain, if you came up with this "second" use of >> > >> > the linen testor.... or if you adopted it for taxonomic >> > >> > photography....accept my good wishes....usha di.... >> >> > >> -- >> > >> Himalayan Village Education Trust >> > >> Village Khudgot, >> > >> P.O. Dalhousie >> > >> District Chamba >> > >> H.P. 176304, India >> > >>www.hive.interconnection.org >> > >>www.hivetrust.wordpress.com >> > >>www.forwildlife.wordpress.com -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
