Ruling Pen
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ruling pen
[′rül·iŋ ‚pen] (graphic arts)
A drafter's pen that has two adjustable pointed blades between which ink is contained.
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ruling pen
A pen used to draw lines of even thickness; commonly consists of two blades which hold ink between them, the distance between the points being adjusted by a screw.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Ruling Pen
a drafting instrument for drawing lines 0.08 to 1.6 mm thick, as with India ink. A road pen makes it possible to draw simultaneously two parallel lines, of the same or different thickness, along a ruler or a French curve; the two lines are 0.5 to 8 mm apart. A single or double curve-point pen is used for drawing single or double (0.5–5 mm apart) curved lines freehand (without a French curve). Ruling pen holders are made of plastic or sometimes steel; the pen points are made of steel or high-impact plastic reinforced with steel blades. The thickness of the lines is regulated.
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