>you wrote >Would it be appropriate to cut some fraction of 24 inches off of >what you are cutting to get the right dimension? Ripping a thirty >inch width from a sheet of plywood can be achieved by ripping off 17 >and 13/16ths or so depending on the thickness of your saw blade.
In this case I am not ripping. I am needing to cut several 60 inch lengths off of a 16 foot 2 by 4. >Otherwise you want a straight edge. Many make their own and of >course there have been many references to various ones on the list. I am using a circular hand saw and a 3 foot by 3 foot table to clamp to with an additional table to support the part of the wood hanging off. Can you help me understand how I could utilize a straight edge to accomplish what I want to do? >I often have a length of strapping I keep about which is cut off at >exactly 4 feet as a measurement extension. I also frequently lose it >and find myself making new ones but it is a way of significantly >extending the length of my rotomatic ruler. I suppose I should have >a thread added to an aluminum rod of four feed for that purpose and >some day when I no longer have any use for it I probably will get around to it. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Kevin Doucet >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 7:56 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] alternative to talking tape measure > >Hi, > >My talking tape measure has gone crazy and I need to find an >alternative way to accurately measure up to 6 FT. > >Also, as my accur-rip circular hand saw guide only allows for a 24 >IN. cut I am also looking for a way to guide larger cuts. > >Any and all help is welcome. > >Thanks. > >Kevin Doucet ><mailto:contactme%40kevindoucet.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >confuse as says > >Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >signature database 3661 (20081203) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com Thanks. Kevin Doucet [EMAIL PROTECTED] confuse as says Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly!
