Tom, I do not believe that the click rule or the rotomatic will be long enough. Try and make a story stick. Basically the story stick is two pieces of wood each longer than half the total distance that you want to measure. Then you slide each stick to the walls for the baseboard length. then you clamp the two sticks together. Now you have the correct length to transfer to your saw. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hodges" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:03 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Click Ruler versus Rotomatic
I'm getting ready to put in some baseboards and some interior door casings. Can anyone recommend which of the above would work best for measuring the length needed and then measuring the wood for the miter saw cut? Previously when I used my talking tape for measuring the board to cut on my miter saw, I have the following problems. First of all the metal tab on the end of the tape won't hold around the edge of the board. So, I have to hold the dumb end down by sticking a push pin into the first perforated hole in the tape to hold it down. Bear in mind, if I don't work fast the talking tape turns off and I have to pull the pin and reset the tape and start over. Secondly, I run the tape down the board to the correct measurement, against my saw blade, then badk the tape off and make my cut. After the cut I pull the tape to the end of the board to check my measurement. Again, I have to work fast or the thing will turn off again. Anyway, all this stuff is ridiculous, so, I was wondering whether I would have better luck using a click ruler or the rotomatic. Since I've never used either of them, I don't know which one might work the best for these applications. Can anyone out there advise me on this Thanks, Tom Hodges? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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 4536 (20091023) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
