Dale. on mine the end of the half round screw is to deeply recessed to be felt.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Putting the ruler back into your combination square. > Max, > > You do not have to remove the threaded pin to align it to the ruler. Just > loosen the nut off a little. You will be able to feel that the end of the > pin is milled flat on one side, the side which engages the slot running > the length of the ruler. You can feel that because it fills one side of > the rounded hole along the slot at the back of the casting when properly > aligned. All you need to do is rotate the pin until it fills the half of > the hole on the same side as the slot in the ruler will engage and the > ruler will slide right in there. Then just screw the nut up tight and > you're in! > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Max Robinson > To: Blind Handyman > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 4:06 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Putting the ruler back into your combination > square. > > > A combination square, which my dad called a try square, is very useful > around the shop especially for a blind worker. It is as every bit as > effective for transferring distances as a click ruler or a rotomatic. The > one I have had for many years was a little off square so I went to buy a > new > one. I found that they come in ruler lengths of 6, 12, and 18 inches. I > left the store with all three. It has two parts, a thin metal ruler, and > a > casting which has two machined surfaces, one at 90 degrees and the other > at > 45 degrees to the ruler. The casting part also contains a bubble level > and > a sharply pointed scribe is also stored in a hole. Neither of these is > likely to be very useful to a totally blind person but they are there > anyway. Although the lines were apparently etched into the surface of the > ruler, it would take some pretty sensitive fingers to read it by feel. > You > could always get the exact measurement from one of the afore mentioned > rulers and use the square to transfer the distance to the work. OK, now > that you are convinced that you need a combination square you can get out > the one that you have had for years and start using it. When you loosen a > knurled nut that is in a cutout in the casting the ruler can be slid back > and forth. It can also be pulled or fall completely out. That is what > this > message is about, how to put it back in. It's a piece of cake for a > sighted > person but only a little more difficult for a blind one. The first step > is to remove the knurled nut. When you turn it the screw just turns > inside > the casting and it never unscrews. > > 1. Stick the ruler into the slot it came out of and up against the screw. > You don't need to use a lot of force, just enough to keep the screw from > turning. > > Do the next step over a clean workbench or table. > > 2. loosen and remove the nut. There is a spring under it so be sure to > capture it so you don't lose it. Place the spring and nut in a shallow > dish > to keep them from rolling away. > > 3. Remove the ruler from the slot and hold your hand under the casting > while turning it so the slot is down. The screw will slide out into your > hand, or fall on the floor if Murphy has anything to say about it. > > 4. Examine the screw. You will see how it holds the ruler in place. > > 5. Place the foot of the screw in the slot in the ruler so the screw is > at > right angles to the ruler. > > 6. Holding the screw and ruler, slide the ruler into the slot on the side > of the casting so the screw goes into the hole where the slot gets wider. > > 7. Push the ruler all the way into the slot and the threaded end of the > screw should protrude from the place it came from. > > 8. Place the spring over the end of the screw and then thread the knurled > nut onto it. Snug it down so the ruler won't fall out again. > > That's all there is to it handy boys and handy girls. I've already posted > the instructions for using one of these squares to set a miter gauge to > exactly 90 degrees. I also use it to set the distance between the saw > blade > and rip fence, and to set the position of a piece of wood for cross > cutting > with the miter gauge. The uses are limited only by your imagination. > > Regards. > > Max. 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