We keep our blocks in the same place. I built my router table and added a
drawer just for things like the blocks, I have that step gauge too, my wrenches
and some other don't want to lose this tools...
----- Original Message -----
From: Dale Leavens
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Aligning a saw blade when ripping
Lee Valley also sells the angle blocks and also in a nice plastic case. I
think but don't know for sure that they are made by Veritas.
I have tried labeling the angle blocks with braille attached to the foam in
the case because there are so many of them and I thought it would be easier to
select one without having to count but my Dymo tape doesn't stick very well to
the molded foam.
My set-up blocks usually live in a drawer in my router table along with a
step gauge one of the kids bought me which is really useful in setting bit
height. The step gauge is only good to eighth increments but mostly that is
about what one needs.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Kennedy
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Aligning a saw blade when ripping
I have a set from Woodcraft as well. Their house brand is Wood River and this
is also in a molded plastic box. I gave about $30 for my set. Grizzly also
sells them, and Grizzly has a set of angle blocks as well.
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan & Terrie Robbins
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 7:44 AM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Aligning a saw blade when ripping
Dale,
These set up blocks sound interesting and very useful. Any big box stores
handle such things or do you have an on line vendor. Were these developed
for blind folks or sighted individuals and we've just found a good use for
them? Approximate cost for a set?
thanks
Al
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Dale Leavens
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 9:05 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping
You might like to investigate set-up blocks. They are available several
places. One common set has a metal block 1 by 2 by 3 inches, a series of
half inch by 3/4ths, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16. This is somewhat limiting but
you could cut yourself some hardwood blocks say 4 6 and 12 inches or what
ever else all to be used in combination.
I did a lot of work with a folding boxwood carpenters ruler with tacks
installed to make tactile dots, 24 inch, 36 inch and 1 meter used to be
available from RNIB and other vendors. These aren't necessarily easy to use,
blind parallax is way worse than sighted but with practice one can get
pretty Goode.
For us, the cost of such devices is really a disadvantage. I have seen 24
inch folding carpenters rulers in our hardware store for under three dollars
while paying over thirty dollars for a marked braille one otherwise exactly
identical.
----- Original Message -----
From: Agent086b
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping
Thanks for all this info.
Only problem I have I can not purchase a rotomatic in Australia. I have
tried the NFB or something in the US, but they have not replied to my
email.
So I only have my talking tape measure with all it's querks.
Max.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping
From: john schwery <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, 5 December 2009 12:25:06
> With my rotomatic, I have no trouble at all. I
> put one end against the fence and align the blade
> with the fence on the rotomatic.
>
> earlier, Agent086b, wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> the earlier question and answers got me thinking. When ripping I find
it
>> hard to measure from the fence to the saw blade accurately.
>> What wonderful answers can we get to this one.
>> Thanks as always for the help.
>> Max.
>>
>
> John
>
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