Scott, yep, I picked up my bevel square at Lowes. earlier, Scott Howell, wrote:
>Ok, so this isn't anything special, it's just something I can get at >the local hardware store. That's what I should invest in cause I sure >could use something like that when cutting trim. Now that I've got a >list of projects in mind, I need to work out all my measuring issues >and any other things that will make my cuts more accurate. Believe me, >laying this laminate has proven that you can never be wrong for >measuring a dozen times. That stuff has a habit of moving on you and >tricking you into believing your measurements were off. The good thing >is I haven't wasted much material as I thought. I also can use scraps >to fill-in a few places you can't see. One other trick I also picked >up from an installer is that you can in fact cut off the tongue or >groove of a piece and glue it against another piece if necessary. So, >I'm learning and oh am I learning. > >On Jun 17, 2008, at 9:38 AM, Dan Rossi wrote: > > > Scott, > > > > A sliding bevel allows you to wrap or bend the square into or around a > > corner. Then you can take it to a saw and line up the cut, you don't > > actually have to know the angle. > > > > I have one that has a fin in the middle that bisects the angle so > > that if > > you are trying to mitre a corner cut, you line up one leg of the > > square > > with the fence of the saw, and the blade of the saw with the fin on > > the > > square. Works pretty well. > > > > -- > > Blue skies. > > Dan Rossi > > Carnegie Mellon University. > > E-Mail:<mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Tel:(412) 268-9081 > > > > > >Scott Howell ><mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.0/1506 - Release Date: >6/17/2008 4:30 PM John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
