Go Figure—A New Calculator Aimed At DIY Fans (NAPSA)—Whetherit calls for wallpaper, paint or nails, the key question for any home improvement project is often, “how much do I need?” Now, there’s a device that’s said to help Do-It-Yourself fans calculate that answer—andit can fit in the palm of their hand. The device calculates answers based on feet and inches and fractions, as well as yards and meters. It even works in and converts to precise fractions, such as 64ths. Called the ProjectCale Plus, it features built-in automatic solution keys for finding the exact amount of material needed for just about any home improvement project, including rolls of wallpaper, gallons of paint and number of tiles. Plus, it can also calculate how much paneling, drywall, carpeting, flooring, decking, fencing, roofing, bricks, blocks, bags of concrete, mulch and gravel is needed, and more. Unlike the online project caleulators often seen on DIY Web sites, this palm-sized device can help consumers save time and money anytime or anywhere—at home, in the shop or at your local home center—and you don’t need a computer to run it. The device can also help to A tool that can convert between yards, feet, inches, fractions and meters is helping do-it-yourselfers save time and money. eliminate the costly errors that can often occur when conversion calculations are performed by hand or a regular calculator. It also helps users figure areas, volumes and quantities required for many commonly used building materials. The device, which is made by Calculated Industries, sells for under $20 and can be found in the measuring tools department of major home centers and hardware stores. To learn more about this and other products available from Calculated Industries, call 1-800-8548075 or visit www.projectcale.com.
