Jobber Instruments Construction Calculator Company
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Jobber 6 vs. Jobber 5

There is so much of a difference between the Jobber 6 and the other Jobbers that we decided to break it down first with the Jobber 6 compared with the Jobber 5 and then show the differences between the Jobber 5 compared with all previous Jobber Calculators.

(To see the Jobber 5 vs Jobber 2, 3, 4, see the comparison chart below this one)

"Tale of the Tape"

Jobber 6 construction calculator

Jobber 6

vs

Jobber 5 construction calculator

Jobber 5

6 Permanent, regular or accumulative memories
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3 regular memories (not accumulative)
Retains triangle data when calculator is turned "OFF".
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All triangle data is lost when the calculator is turned "OFF".
FIS dimensions can be set to stay as 16th fractions or can be set to convert to the lowest denominator fractions.
(Example: Display fractions can read either 10/16ths or 5/8ths, your preference!)
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Converted automatically....no choice.
Board feet key
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Not Available (N/A)
Square yard key
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N/A
Cubic yard key
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N/A
Area key
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N/A
Jack rafter function
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N/A
Triangle rake-up function
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N/A
Triangle rake-down function
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N/A
Triangle area
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N/A
Circle segmented rise function
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N/A
Circle diameter
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N/A
Circle Area
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N/A
Special space setting key
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N/A
Hip/Valley beam length and pitch
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N/A
Backspace key to correct wrong entries
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N/A
New, easy access battery compartment - Change battery without removing the back of the calculator.
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Had to remove the back of the calculator in order to change the battery.

Jobber 5
vs
Jobber 2, 3, 4
The display reads in fractions and will convert automatically to 1/2", 3/4", 5/8",etc.
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Stayed only in 16th's mode.
An inch mode using decimal (hundredths and thousandths of an inch).
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N/A
An inch mode with fractions.
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N/A
A hip & valley button for instant pitch and tangent of the developed hip.
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N/A
A paperless tape. You can go back and review your last 8 entries. Great for checking!!
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N/A
The metric mode reads in millimeters.
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Jobber 2 & 3 read in meters.
It is powered by one 3 volt lithium battery. Get up to 30% more use.
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Required 2 watch size batteries...More money for less time.
It comes with a hardbound flip-up magnet case for better protection (pocket size).
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Came in a soft leather sleeve. Protection was very limited.