A 'T' might be made to work with a jig saw but you would soon be destroying the cross section or the blade of a circular saw when it hits the 'T' section. They are ideal for scoring drywall and I have used the same technique for scoring and snapping sheet paneling and thin luon underlayment, a deep sharp score with a sharp blade and snap it off.
I lost mine for about two years, put it in a good safe place out of the way between a pair of filing cabinets in the basement and forgot it was there. I turned the place inside out a couple of times looking for it. Last summer I burned the contents of the eight drawers, took a couple of weeks to do it, then this spring I dragged the cabinets up to the street for the big spring cleanup and there was my drywall square. ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Howell To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 6:11 AM 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1502 - Release Date: 6/13/2008 7:25 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
