Hi Keith, I have no experience with the click rule. I have the original rotomatic, made at Overbrook School For the Blind. It was made in 1950 and has a 12.5" threaded rod and a 12 and 24 inch extension. Anyway I used that for many years before I purchased the talking tape. My suggestion would be first the rotomatic. I found it fairly easy to set up my table saw and sliding miter saw. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Christian" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 3:15 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring devices
Thanks for your replies on measuring and creating jigs. If you were going to purchase a measuring device for use with a table saw, chop saw and router, which one would you start with and why? I am not going to be able to purchase all of them at one time. So, I will start with purchasing just one. Here is a description of each one I am considering. They are available from NFB. If you know of other sources or other brands, I'd be interested in hearing about them. EXTENSION MEASURING TOOL--CLICK RULE: An efficient tactile measuring device that measures up to 12 inches with accuracy of 1/16 of an inch. Three 12-inch extensions allow measurement up to 4 feet. This device consists of four major parts: 1/2-inch aluminum tube, sliding threaded rod, locking screw, 1/4-inch-thick metal stop. AID01R $65.00 EXTENSION MEASURING TOOL--ROTOMATIC: This tool comes with a base measuring rod of 6 1/4 inches with three extension rods (measuring 6, 12, and 18 inches each) and a locking nut which allows measurement up to 3 1/2 feet. The nut moves on the threaded base rod in which the threads are 1/16 inch apart. One 1/4 turn of the nut equals 1/64 inch. AID04R $50.00 MEASURING TAPE--TALKING: This unit measures up to 16 feet (5 meters) and comes with print instructions. Uses one 9V battery (included). AID06T $99.00 Thanks, Keith ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links __________ NOD32 3721 (20081229) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
