Hi Ray,
I am not familiar with a scribing block or a combination square? Are
they tools that you made? I get the idea that they are telescoping rods
with a nut on them to stop them from moving in or out. Sounds like
something I could make with copper tubing and a clamp.
Good ideas. Thanks,
Keith
Posted by: "Ray Boyce" [email protected]
Date: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:46 pm ((PST))
What I use for small jobs for example when I am cutting off multiple
lengths of the same length is the good old wooden scribing block.
You can move the stem in or out and lock it off with the tightening
screw.
Or you can use the combination square again locking it off at the
desired length.
For larger jobs use a tape measure but buy one with the best locking
mechanism you can find, but after locking it off at the desired length
put your fingers down over the tape so it does not move in or out while
transferring it to the wood or steel to be cut.
Another device I use is a curtain track which opens out to 12 feet and
slides inside each other very tightly.
You can slide it out to the length required and again transfer it to the
piece to be cut.
Look around your home or workshop and adapt whatever you have to do the
job.
It is amazing what you can come up with.
Ray
