I know that with the rotomatic, you can buy as many extensions as you want, so it would be long enough. earlier, Lenny McHugh, wrote: > > >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" <<mailto:tomhodges%40fuse.net>[email protected]> >To: <<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[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: ><mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com>[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>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/>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>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/>http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > >Visit the archives page at the following address ><http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>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/>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: ><mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo>[email protected]! > >Groups Links > >__________ NOD32 4536 (20091023) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > >
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