Printable pottery shrinkage rulers

Pottery shrinkage rulers are used to determine the shrinkage of wet pottery versus baked pottery.

Step 1 Download your ruler

Centimeters (14%)

A4
Centimeters (14%)

Centimeters (12%)

A4
Centimeters (12%)

Centimeters (10%)

A4
Centimeters (10%)

Step 2 Set up your printer

After opening the Ruler with Adobe Reader (download it here) press on the Print button step2

Use the following printer settings:

  • Set Page Scaling to None
  • Click Properties. Set Page Size to Letter or A4 (depending on the used paper)

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Step 3 Test your ruler

Test your rulerHold a blank paper against your ruler as shown on the image. Letter sized paper should measure 27,94 centimeters or 11 inch vertically. A4 sized paper should measure 29,7 centimeters or 11,6 inch vertically.