In Ray's post about different types of measuring devices he listed a tape
measure that had holes every 6 inches and an attached 6 inch marked ruler.
If I recall it was about $29.00.
Has any one had any experience with this tape measure? Sounds like it would
be a good economical. Starter tape measur
I used to have a terrible time with screw holes in hinges shifting them around
until I found a tapered drill guide to drill the pilot holes with. I think I
bought two or three to fit the range of screw sizes but they make a difference
in centering the pilot hole.
Ron
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Hi Ron and Lenny,
I do have a bungee cord which I sometimes wrap around the handle and hook to
a drawer in the cabinet I made for the saw to hold it down while I measure
but I don't use it all that often.
Just now I am struggling to properly aline these drawer slides. They are
actually pretty
May I say my chin is also used as a hold down on the mitre saw to be able to
measure to the blade. Just the thing to do isn't it.
Ron
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From: Lenny McHugh
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:08 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan]
Dale,
I liked your description of using the ruler to set up your miter saw. I
thought that I was the only one who used his chin or cheek to hold down the
saw to align the stock. I don't know how many times my wife made a comment
when she saw me doing that. Now I can tell her that it is the prope
AOL EmailI'm not sure if this one is the same as the one we saw before.
Geoff
Tool Descriptions
1. DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching
flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the
chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it again
You have done pretty well at describing the rule.
The threaded rod is six and a half inches long. The large rectangular nut is
the one you most commonly use for measuring. The other nut is used when/if
you want to lock the rectangular nut into place to hold a measure or even to
use it as a sort
The threaded piece is the primary measuring device. The rectangular nut is the
measuring nut and the hex nut is the locking nut. Here is how to use it.
There is a small hole in one end of the threaded rod. This hole is where the
extensions attach to the threaded rod. Rotate the rectangular nut
Scott, the nut that looks like a regular nut, that is, the 6-sided
nut, is the locking nut. If you will notice on the square nut, on
one side of that nut is a little notch. That is the side you want to
face up for measuring. Supposing you want to measure 2 and a quarter
inches. The end with
Ok folks, I ordered my Rotomatic and received it today. Ain't quite
what I imagined and upon further thought, I haven't any clue how the
hell you use this thing. So, here goes my question .
First let me describe what I have to be sure we're all on the same page.
I have a piece about six inches
Yeah, this is all very helpful and perhaps learning to work with a
coping saw wouldn't hurt.
Scott
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On the matter of using a coping saw, why not cut a small piece of the
baseboard stock (maybe a ½" width piece) off one end of spare baseboard
stock and then fastening to the back of the baseboard to be coped and using
that as a jig of sorts for a nice fit onto the completely squared and
in-place ba
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yes i'v doen that i use danish oial to wet the papper
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From: Dale Leavens
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 2:31 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] smothing
Carl,
Some woods have an open grain which will not give a smoot
for a blind user, you need to use a straight line to run the machine. even
then there is a serious tendancy that because of the torque, the high speed of
the collet and motor and the design of the machine that it will swurve away
from the line and can even cause damage. I would only recommen
carl go to your local DIY store mate. you'll find a good yet fairly well
priced saw. in the late 80s Black & Decker created a drill saw attachment
which
was ideal for MDF or fine trimming work yet it was a bit tricky to use and
never really gave the best results.
lew
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