I guess I have the lazy mans' way. I just use a length of T track and I can
lock it by turning the star knob.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 11:27 AM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: another measuring device:
I see what you mean about needing the nut on the inside, and thus the
flattening of the dowel. There are so many ways to construct this device.
You could appoxy the nut to the outside of the PVC tube and then not worry
about flattening the dowel. You could cut a slot in the PVC, then have a
bolt screwed into the round dowel with a nut that would tighten down on
the outside of the PVC.
My idea for the square block was just a block stuck on the end of the
round dowel. The square block would not go into the tube, but it would
help to keep the whole shabang from rolling.
I've heard of people using curtain rods for this same device.
The cam would be difficult, but not impossible to do in wood. Probably
easier to just by a plastic cam set.
Someone posted a design for a similar device on here, only it was a 2X2
with a groove routed in it, and a flat strip that slides through the
groove and could be locked.
These are all great ideas for transferring distances. I often use a
locking tape measure for the same. So many cats, so many ways.
--
Blue skies.
Dan Rossi
Carnegie Mellon University.
E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu
Tel: (412) 268-9081
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