I agree, and maybe I'll know how to picture it. A great tool for a tough job.
On Fri, 17 Oct 2008, Lee A. Stone wrote: > > Dan, yu have scored well. I'd suggest after a trial run that you > and those who were involved in the welding, etc. patent that item and > in a period of time we can buy one at Lowes or other big stores. > thanks.Lee > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 > at 10:39:36AM -0400, Dan Rossi wrote: >> While framing out the deck and landings, I kept wishing for a jig that I >> could slide over the rim joist. It would have a 1.5 inch wide slot on one >> side that would go over the perpendicular joist,and a quarter or half inch >> slot on the rim joist side that would be exactly in the middle. You would >> then know where to start your nails or screws to go through the face of >> the rim joist and into the end of the support joist. >> >> I tried building one out of wood but it didn't work all that well. I was >> just handed the exact thing I had designed in my head. >> >> A young woman here at work is taking a welding class. We were chatting >> one day and she said if I had any projects or ideas, she could try and do >> it for practice in her class. >> >> I sketched out my design, and she and her instructor made a perfect >> prototype of my design. >> >> Just imagine a 4.5 inch wide, 20 inch long flat piece of eighth inch >> Aluminum. >> >> Bend it into a square shaped U with 1 5/8 inches between the two legs. >> >> Cut a 1/4 inch slot down the middle of one leg. >> >> Cut the other leg down the middle and fold little wings back so that you >> open a 1 5/8 wide slot with wings sticking out perpendicular to the slot. >> The wings are half of 1 5/8 or about 13/16 inches long. >> >> I used 1 5/8 inches rather than 1 1/2 inches just for some leeway in >> dimensional lumber. >> >> So, now if I am doing some work like framing, I just drop the jig over the >> two perpendicular joists and I know exactly where to place the screws or >> nails. >> >> Way cool! >> >> -- >> Blue skies. >> Dan Rossi >> Carnegie Mellon University. >> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > -- > Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake? > -- John Heywood > Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net >
