Ok, so not to appear totally clueless, I assume this tool can be pressed into a corner or um molded to a shape so you can get the angle that you can then take back to your saw. Is that about right?
tnx On Jun 18, 2008, at 9:12 AM, John Schwery wrote: > 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] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
