Thanks, that is an interesting idea for sure. Unfortunately a hand saw would take a bit with as hard as this stuff is, but your obviously more of a man than I. grin You must have arms the size of most folks legs to be cutting most of this stuff by hand. grin. The piece of metal I have isn't a T, but it's kind of the same idea, but I'll check into these, it might prove to be a better solution.
On Jun 15, 2008, at 12:20 AM, Victor Gouveia wrote: > Hi Scott, > > I bought a four foot T-square, made of steel, and it serves that same > purpose, as a straight edge guide to cut material with. > > It makes for an excellent straight edge to score the work with also. > > The good thing is, as a cutting guide, and because it's made of > steel, the > saw would rather go through any wood, as it's softer to cut through > than the > steel, so it makes for an ideal cutting guide. > > I got the suggestion from Don Patterson on the Blind Handy Man Show. > He was > reading a letter I had sent into the show, and Don suggested the steel > straight edge. > > Granted, I use old elbow grease to cut any wood I need to saw > through, not a > power tool, so I don't know how the straight edge would handle a > power saw > of some kind. > > In any case, I believe that the T-squares will go up to lengths of > around > five or six feet, depending on where you get it, but, once clamped > to the > stock that needs to be cut, it's a great tool. > > Even for cutting dry wall, and making sure you score it straight. > > Victor > Co-moderator > Blind Movie Buffs List > Guidedogs List > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
