Paul,
thanks for this. I think this is the message I had seen before.
Max.
Paul Franklin wrote:
>
>
> Max, the following is a copy of a post that I sent to this list a couple
> years ago. Hope it helps.
>
>
>
> The recent interest in measuring devices on this list prompts me to describe
> a couple of types of measuring gages or jigs that I built about 25 years ago,
> and that I still use to day. The first was made with a 4 foot length of 3/16
> stainless steel rod and 2 pieces of ¾ square steel bar stock about 1 and ¼
> long. The idea is to permanently affix one of the pieces of bar stock
> perpendicular to one end of the rod, either by gas welding or by threading
> the end of the rod and drilling and tapping the bar stock. The other piece
> of bar stock is drilled perpendicular to it's long axes, so it can slide
> smoothly along the rod. A second hole is drilled in this piece of bar stock
> parallel to it's long axes, which intersects the first whole. This second
> whole is tapped to accommodate a threaded bolt that acts as a set screw to
> lock the sliding square stock at any point along the rod. I used a bolt with
> a large knurled head that could be easily tightened or loosened by hand for
> the locking bolt. To use this device, I align the end of the rod with the
> fixed block at one end of the measurement to be taken, and slide and tighten
> the movable block at the other end of the piece or gap to be measured. I
> then can transfer this measurement to a board for cutting or use it to set
> stop blocks on a chop saw or set a fence on a table saw. I have found this
> device to be quick to use and accurate enough for cabinet work. Over the
> years I have built several shorter versions of this device for use in tight
> areas.
>
>
>
> My second home made device has turned out to be especially handy for
> installing base boards, door trim, interior studs or wall paneling. It is
> primarily made out of wood and it telescopes from 4 to 8 feet in length, and
> can be locked at any point between. It is made from a 4 Foot, clear ¾ pine
> board about 2 Inches wide. I cut a 3/8 Inch deep by ¾ Inch wide groove down
> the center of one of the 2 Inch faces of the board and ripped a 4 Foot strip
> of pine to slide smoothly in the groove. I next cut a 4 Foot long by 2 Inch
> piece of ¼ plywood and glued and nailed it over the groove in the pine board,
> to make a 4 Foot box or sleeve for the pine strip to slide in. I then cut a
> 2 by 2 Inch ¾ Inch thick pine block and drilled a ¼ whole in its center.
> Next I temporarily aligned this block on the plywood side covering the groove
> at one end of the device and with the sliding strip removed, I extended the ¼
> Inched Whole through the plywood, into the groove, but not into the pine
> board at the bottom of the groove. Next I tightly mortised a ¼ square nut
> into the face of the 2 by 2 Inch block so it lines up with a threaded bolt
> inserted through the whole in the block and is flush with one face of the
> block. With a ¼ bolt threaded through the block and nut, and protruding
> about ½ inch below the nut I inserted the end of the locking bolt through the
> plywood side and into the groove below. I then glued and nailed the block
> and locking bolt assembly to the plywood side covering the groove. With the
> sliding pine strip inserted into the groove the threaded bolt on the block
> can be tightened to lock the strip in any position between 4 and 8 Feet. To
> use the device I align one of its ends with a wall or the floor and slide out
> the strip to make the needed measurement. With the locking bolt tightened
> this measurement can then be transferred to a board or panel for accurate
> cutting. I don't use this jig often, but it's nice to know that it is
> hanging on the shop wall when the need arises.
>
>
>
> I think that it has taken me longer to describe this stuff than it took to
> build it. Sorry for being so long winded.
>
>
>
> Paul Franklin
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Agent086b
> To: Handyman
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 4:15 PM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring again
>
>
> Hi all,
> some months ago there was a lot of discussion on a measuring stick. I
> seam to remember that you slide a stick in to a tube and lock it
> somehow. Unfortunately I have lost the email describing how to build one
> of these things.
> I have a talking tape measure, but I would like some sort of telescopic
> thing I can take a measurement between two pieces and transfer that
> measurement to a piece of timber before cutting it off to the same length.
> I don't need to know how many millimetres it is just to keep that length.
> Hope you all understand what I am trying to do.
> Max.
>
>
>
>
>
> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature
> database 4568 (20091103) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>
> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature
> database 4568 (20091103) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>
> [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
>
>
>
>
>
