DAB Posted February 7, 2017 Report Posted February 7, 2017 anyone want to buy a slide rule?! yes, i have one. a vintage K&E log log duplex. fancy! steven newman and Dadio 2 Quote
HARO50 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 1 hour ago, DAB said: anyone want to buy a slide rule?! yes, i have one. a vintage K&E log log duplex. fancy! If you can find a sucker... er.. I mean buyer, let me know. I've got at least three, plus a shirt-pocket model. John steven newman, Stick486, DAB and 1 other 4 Quote
DRAGON1 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 I've got all of them and even have the lockdowns for setting up framing square for stair layouts. I read the manuals and only look at them in extreme stress ( Jack rafters). The rest is so ingrained I can do it in my sleep. Dadio, steven newman, Stick486 and 1 other 4 Quote
Stick486 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 8 hours ago, HARO50 said: I've done manual labour. Does THAT count? John no dating his sister might... DRAGON1, HARO50 and steven newman 3 Quote
Stick486 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 7 hours ago, p_toad said: Yeah, as long as you don't go into labour. That's when you've upped your game. think of the money we could make off of that... steven newman, p_toad and HARO50 3 Quote
Stick486 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 5 hours ago, HARO50 said: If you can find a sucker... er.. I mean buyer, let me know. I've got at least three, plus a shirt-pocket model. John I have a few to add to the kitty... HARO50 and steven newman 2 Quote
Gene Howe Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 Never bought a new carpenter's square so, what's in the blue book has been a mystery to me. But, reading these posts has made me realize that it may be quite beneficial, not to mention interesting, to read one. Same for the speed square. Thanks to Bill for those videos. I'll start my journey there, and see where it goes. I see a few? hours of education in the future. steven newman, Dadio and HARO50 3 Quote
Popular Post Stick486 Posted February 8, 2017 Popular Post Report Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gene Howe said: to read one. Or several... which ever is easiest for you... 97_RafterInstructionManual.pdf Mathematics of a Carpenter’s Square.pdf Framing Square Instructions.pdf FRAMING SQUARE MANUAL.pdf RAFTER BOOK.pdf RAFTER SQUARE.pdf Edited February 8, 2017 by Stick486 steven newman, Dadio, HARO50 and 2 others 5 Quote
steven newman Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 The "fun part" was using the framing square to form up for a flight of concrete stairs......BTDT.... Every job site I have ever "started" on, the first thing was always the front "porch" for the jobsite trailer/office. And the set up steps. Seems the set I made for the last jobsite, either went to another site, was run over by a trackhoe, or they just tossed them in the dumpster....Grrrr Fred W. Hargis Jr, Dadio and HARO50 3 Quote
Dadio Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 2 hours ago, steven newman said: The "fun part" was using the framing square to form up for a flight of concrete stairs......BTDT.... Every job site I have ever "started" on, the first thing was always the front "porch" for the jobsite trailer/office. And the set up steps. Seems the set I made for the last jobsite, either went to another site, was run over by a trackhoe, or they just tossed them in the dumpster....Grrrr You too? thought it was only me. Seems like I always got the stair cutting detail. Herb Fred W. Hargis Jr, steven newman, Gene Howe and 1 other 4 Quote
Stick486 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 49 minutes ago, Dadio said: You too? thought it was only me. Seems like I always got the stair cutting detail. Herb same here... and compound angled sawhorses... steven newman and Gene Howe 2 Quote
Dadio Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Stick486 said: same here... and compound angled sawhorses... Yup, them too. steven newman 1 Quote
DRAGON1 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 If you really want to screw your day do jackrafters. My friends and bosses bring me coffee and cigarettes and never ask me " how's it going" when I get that " easy" job. And nothing, I mean nothing is 90° cut the whole day. HARO50, Grandpadave52 and steven newman 3 Quote
p_toad Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 so where are the templates, french curves, and various right angles, and drafting set(s) to go with the sliderules? steven newman and HARO50 2 Quote
Stick486 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 39 minutes ago, p_toad said: so where are the templates, french curves, and various right angles, and drafting set(s) to go with the sliderules? hanging next to the slide rule... DRAGON1, HARO50 and steven newman 3 Quote
HARO50 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Posted February 8, 2017 1 hour ago, p_toad said: so where are the templates, french curves, and various right angles, and drafting set(s) to go with the sliderules? On a shelf in a re-purposed kitchen cabinet in my shop. I actually still use then now and then! John Dadio, DRAGON1 and steven newman 3 Quote
Popular Post Joeb41 Posted February 9, 2017 Popular Post Report Posted February 9, 2017 When I was in vocational school (a long time ago) we spent a half semester on the framing square tables. At the end of the semester you had to pass a test on them or you didn't pass. I passed easily because my dad had already drummed them into my head. Today I would really have to think about how to do it. Another thing if you don't use it you lose it. Gene Howe, steven newman, Dadio and 2 others 5 Quote
steven newman Posted February 9, 2017 Report Posted February 9, 2017 The one I have in the shop? So old and worn, you can't read a thing on it. I may have to fork over some "Moldy Green" and buy one I can read. Speed square? Don't have one, other than the big wooden one i made. Have a couple of the older Stanley PowerLoc 25' tape measures sitting around. Don't use them in the shop, but they come in handy around the house... HARO50 1 Quote
DAB Posted February 9, 2017 Report Posted February 9, 2017 i have an old 35' tape measure that lives with the miter saw, so i always have one there when i need it. noticed this morning that the tape is splitting at the 0-3" area. i may have to break down and buy a new one. HARO50 1 Quote
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