Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-06 Thread RiverWind
nth of an inch. > > Not sure if anyone else sells them or not. > > > - Original Message - > From: RiverWind > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 6:11 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping > &

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-06 Thread John Sherrer
PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping Hey There, Where can I purchas a click ruler, and about how much do those suckers cost? What about other measuring tools the blind can use? Thanks in advance.? Feel free to visit my website and my blog and learn

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-05 Thread Bob Kennedy
them or not. - Original Message - From: RiverWind To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping Hey There, Where can I purchas a click ruler, and about how much do those

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-05 Thread RiverWind
My Blog http://windraven13.livejournal.com/ On Sat, 5 Dec 2009, John Sherrer wrote: > Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 17:46:25 -0500 > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > From: John Sherrer > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping > > I use mmy click rule. I put

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-05 Thread John Sherrer
I use mmy click rule. I put the T part of the click rule on the outside of the saw blade, in an area where the tooth will mot affect the measurement, This is the part of the blade away from the fence, and move the threaded part of the click rule where I want the wood to be cut plus one eighth

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-05 Thread Agent086b
Yes thanks, I tried the NFB email address with no reply. Max. Original Message Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 6 December 2009 06:06:03 > Max, > If you can get ahold of a v

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-05 Thread Tom Fowle
Max, If you can get ahold of a vernier caliper most of those have inside, outside and depth measuring "points." You can then more easilly set the measurement you want from the tape to the outside points on the caliper, then use the inside points to transferr it to the inside measure between the bl

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-05 Thread Bob Kennedy
Ah. I feel better now... - Original Message - From: Agent086b To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 12:14 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping Sorry, I was only thinking of putting the plastic against the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-04 Thread Max Robinson
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:34 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping > > > > > Ray, > this looks good as one of the adjustable squares I have has a plastic > piece that slides along the metal lo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-04 Thread Agent086b
Sorry, I was only thinking of putting the plastic against the blade to set the fence. After setting the fence the square would be right out of the way. Original Message Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-04 Thread Bob Kennedy
than plastic and we don't want to have to tell you the best ways to deal with plastic shards that you ended up wearing... hahaha - Original Message - From: Agent086b To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-04 Thread Agent086b
Ray, this looks good as one of the adjustable squares I have has a plastic piece that slides along the metal long side of the square. Although I don't like that square it won't hurt the teeth of the saw putting the plastic bit on them. Max. Original Message Subject: Re: [Blin

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-04 Thread Tom Vos
I have a set of measuring blocks of various thicknesses and lengths, that allow me to set up for anything from one eighth up to 1, 2, or 5 feet. Blessings, Tom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-04 Thread Dale Leavens
tical. - Original Message - From: Agent086b To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping Thanks for all this info. Only problem I have I can not purchase a rotomatic in Australia. I

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-04 Thread Agent086b
t: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping From: john schwery To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 5 December 2009 12:25:06 > With my rotomatic, I have no trouble at all. I > put one end against the fence and align the blade > with the fence on the rotomatic

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-04 Thread john schwery
With my rotomatic, I have no trouble at all. I put one end against the fence and align the blade with the fence on the rotomatic. earlier, Agent086b, wrote: > > >Hi all, >the earlier question and answers got me thinking. When ripping I find it >hard to measure from the fence to the saw blade ac

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alining a saw blade when ripping

2009-12-04 Thread Dale Leavens
There are a couple of things to keep in mind. The blade has a kerf wider than the body of the blade. This is a little easier to allow for with a carbide tipped blade you can easily feel how the teeth are thicker than the main body of the blade. It is important to allow for that when measuring.