Oooo, now that sounds interesting, I'll have to check into it. I bet they don't make it anymore because it sounds entirely to useful. grin
On Jun 15, 2008, at 6:48 AM, Alan & Terrie Robbins wrote: > Scott, > > I bought something years ago that helped me tremendously in cutting > straight > lines. It as made by Black & Decker. It was an 8 foot cutting guide > that > split into two 4 feet sections for smaller work. It had an > adjustable clamp > on each end that slid over the end of the stock you were cutting . The > power saw shoe would slide along the edge producing a nice straight > cut. > Not sure if this is what you are looking for or for that matter if > they > even still make such a thing > > Al > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 6:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting straight lines > > 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] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
