Keith,
Why are you getting both the Click Rule and Rotomatic? What are the advantages of one over the other? Thanks, Tom _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith Christian Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 3:15 PM To: [email protected] 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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
