The plumb bob inventor is lost in history .
The plumb bob's inventor is lost to history...the name comes from the corruption of the Latin word for lead: Plumbum. Bob has nothing to do with it.
A plumb bob is a weighted instrument used in construction and carpentry to create a vertical reference line. It helps ensure that structures are built accurately and in alignment with a true vertical.
When an object is plumb, it means that it is perfectly vertical and aligned with the force of gravity. This is typically determined using a plumb bob or a level to ensure that the object is straight up and down.
In physics, a plumb bob is commonly used to establish a vertical reference line, such as when determining the center of gravity of an object or setting up a level surface for experiments. It is also used in experiments involving gravity, pendulums, and to measure the acceleration due to gravity. Additionally, plumb bobs help in conducting experiments related to mechanics and structural analysis.
The center of gravity using the plumb line method is determined by suspending an object from different points and allowing it to come to rest. The intersection of the lines traced by the plumb bob at each resting position indicates the center of gravity of the object. This method is commonly used to locate the center of gravity of irregularly shaped objects or structures.
It is not known who invented the plumb-line or plumb-bob; there is evidence that it has been in use since biblical times and archaeologists haveÊunearthed what they think are plumb gaugingÊtoolsÊin Ancient Egypt.
The plumb bob's inventor is lost to history...the name comes from the corruption of the Latin word for lead: Plumbum. Bob has nothing to do with it.
Use of a plumb bob a level used on plumb rather then horizontal
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The plumb bob is useful in establishing vertical for a wall in construction or a doorjamb when hanging a door. It can indicate whether a flue is running true vertical or veering off plumb. A plumb-bob or a plummet is a weight, usually with a pointed tip on the bottom, that is suspended from a string and used as a vertical reference line, or plumb-line. It is essentially the vertical equivalent of a water level.
A plumb bob is a weighted instrument used in construction and carpentry to create a vertical reference line. It helps ensure that structures are built accurately and in alignment with a true vertical.
Next to the level, beneath the plumb, Bob.
To show a vertical line
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Hammer, saw, a framing square, drill or brace and bits, something to measure with, a block plane for smoothing, plumb bob, a level is nice but not required. A plumb bob and square lets you do anything you need to do. What is required or available depends on your location. For hundreds of years, a hammer, saw and plumb bob was all that was needed. A plumb bob gets you the vertical and a piece of string gets you horizontal and square if you want to get to basics. Today, there are all the electrical tools that do a lot of the work for you and workmanship is becoming harder to find.
Plumb as in "Plumb a door frame or cabinet?" Plumb is having something 90 degrees to level. The floor is level and the door frame, the vertical, up and down part is plumb in relationship to that. I'm sure this term comes from using a Plumb Bob. That's a heavy pointed ball on a string.. It will always show you the plumb line. Haven't heard the term used in plumbing.