yes readable and even the 1/16 if gentle dust free minor manipulations. On Thu, 25 Oct 2007, Max Robinson wrote:
> 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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