Aha! Another glaring example of why we should read old emails before responding! <smile>
At 07:52 AM 11/20/2009, you wrote: > > >Hi Tom. Sounds like you have a lot of people interested in your clever >measuring device. I have a question. Don't they sell half round that would >fit into the pipe? If so, you could cut two, one inch pieces off and glue >them to the ends to make the ends fully round? > >I'm sure they sell half round but I don't know what sizes are available. >What ever sizes are available, you can probably buy a PVC pipe that will >accommodate it. > >I'm currently using one and a half inch, half round, to duplicate some old >interior door casings. Not saying we should use anything that big, but, >just saying many half round sizes are available. > >Regards, Tom H. > >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] >On Behalf Of Tom Vos >Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:02 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: another measuring device: > >You've got some good ideas here. >The reason for the flat side of the dowel is to allow a nut to fit between >the dowel and the pvc. >The small bolt I use for a set screw goes through a hold in the pvc, and >threads into the nut. >When I keep tightening the bolt, it threads through the nut and clamps down >on the flat part of the dowel. > >You could, as you suggest, rid the dowel, and glue half round pieces on the >end. >That would give the same result. >I've noted in an earlier post that you could use a router for this. >That might work better, but my router was set up for a different job at the >time and I didn't want to change its settings. >The idea of a square block sounds good, but my pvc is round. >You do want to have the dowel sized so that it won't flop around too much >inside the pvc. >-- >Blue skies. >Dan Rossi >Carnegie Mellon University. >E-Mail: ><mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu>[email protected] > <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> >Tel: (412) 268-9081 > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
