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<p class="MsoPlainText">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Just to add to Greq's comment… (and to head down a little rabbit hole) I would echo his suggestion that a link is closer to 0.201, over 100m distance, that’s 0.100 (over half a chain) or for 1km, that’s 1.1m...it adds up!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">To allay any fears over units and Imperial vs US vs metric units, the Gunter chain is standardised, same in US as Europe 66ft long with 100 links.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The Image attached, is something I have in my little collection, it’s a picture of a Surveyors Chain checker/calibrator. What you can see in the picture is one side with the "Standardised Measure" 5 Links, measuring 1.007m (approx.)
which is 0.201m per link.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Never thought I would have a use for this!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Richard<o:p></o:p></p>
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