There are 4 scales on the ruler. 1/32 inch, 1/16 inch, 1/8 inch, and millimeters. The 1/8 inch might be readable with the scribe.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Putting the ruler back into your combination square. > The symbols of the Masons are a square and a compass. > you can, when things are "clean work" use the tip of the scribe to feel > the lines on the best of the rulers. > counting is a bear, I don't have that much patience. But uf you knew they > were 16ths and you measured a piece and knew you needed 1/16 more you > could do it for sure. > > > On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Max Robinson wrote: > >> A combination square, which my dad called a try square, is very useful >> around the shop especially for a blind worker. It is as every bit as >> effective for transferring distances as a click ruler or a rotomatic. >> The >> one I have had for many years was a little off square so I went to buy a >> new >> one. I found that they come in ruler lengths of 6, 12, and 18 inches. I >> left the store with all three. It has two parts, a thin metal ruler, and >> a >> casting which has two machined surfaces, one at 90 degrees and the other >> at >> 45 degrees to the ruler. The casting part also contains a bubble level >> and >> a sharply pointed scribe is also stored in a hole. Neither of these is >> likely to be very useful to a totally blind person but they are there >> anyway. Although the lines were apparently etched into the surface of >> the >> ruler, it would take some pretty sensitive fingers to read it by feel. >> You >> could always get the exact measurement from one of the afore mentioned >> rulers and use the square to transfer the distance to the work. OK, now >> that you are convinced that you need a combination square you can get out >> the one that you have had for years and start using it. When you loosen >> a >> knurled nut that is in a cutout in the casting the ruler can be slid back >> and forth. It can also be pulled or fall completely out. That is what >> this >> message is about, how to put it back in. It's a piece of cake for a >> sighted >> person but only a little more difficult for a blind one. The first >> step >> is to remove the knurled nut. When you turn it the screw just turns >> inside >> the casting and it never unscrews. >> >> 1. Stick the ruler into the slot it came out of and up against the >> screw. >> You don't need to use a lot of force, just enough to keep the screw from >> turning. >> >> Do the next step over a clean workbench or table. >> >> 2. loosen and remove the nut. There is a spring under it so be sure to >> capture it so you don't lose it. Place the spring and nut in a shallow >> dish >> to keep them from rolling away. >> >> 3. Remove the ruler from the slot and hold your hand under the casting >> while turning it so the slot is down. The screw will slide out into your >> hand, or fall on the floor if Murphy has anything to say about it. >> >> 4. Examine the screw. You will see how it holds the ruler in place. >> >> 5. Place the foot of the screw in the slot in the ruler so the screw is >> at >> right angles to the ruler. >> >> 6. Holding the screw and ruler, slide the ruler into the slot on the >> side >> of the casting so the screw goes into the hole where the slot gets wider. >> >> 7. Push the ruler all the way into the slot and the threaded end of the >> screw should protrude from the place it came from. >> >> 8. Place the spring over the end of the screw and then thread the >> knurled >> nut onto it. Snug it down so the ruler won't fall out again. >> >> That's all there is to it handy boys and handy girls. I've already >> posted >> the instructions for using one of these squares to set a miter gauge to >> exactly 90 degrees. I also use it to set the distance between the saw >> blade >> and rip fence, and to set the position of a piece of wood for cross >> cutting >> with the miter gauge. The uses are limited only by your imagination. >> >> Regards. >> >> Max. 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