Brilliant Time saving measurement tools.

fodrv7

Well Known Member

• Jan 29, 2011

• #1

Having finished my RV7, I am in the process of converting my workshop from metal to wood (sacrilege, I hear you cry) in order to build a Herreshoff 1910 design H12 1/2 Sailboat.
In the preparation I found the most brilliant rulers, squares and protractors on a wood tool website. They look to be quicker to use and should give more accurate and consistent results.

Website: http://www.incra.com/product_measuring_marking_layout.htm
I am NOT in anyway connected with this USA company. I'm a bloody Aussie.

Pete.
PS. Say G'day to Oprah.

 

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bkthomps

Well Known Member

• Jan 30, 2011

• #2

the angle rules look amazing

 

rv8ch

Well Known Member

Patron

• Jan 30, 2011

• #3

Nice products

Thanks Pete, you just cost me a couple of hundred dollars!

 

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John R. Graham

Active Member

• Jan 30, 2011

• #4

I have several of the Incra tools, including their miter gauge for my table saw. Extremely nice tools.

- John

 

William Slaughter

Well Known Member

• Jan 30, 2011

• #5

These are nice indeed

I have a measuring rule and a couple of the T rules, and they are fantastic! Looks like I'll be needing the angle and centering rules now.

 

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Peterk

Well Known Member

• Jan 30, 2011

• #6

Wow

What an awesome company...thx for the tip! Like others, I can now buy another cool tool and then figure out where to use it...which of course will mean buying something else. So yeah, thanks...I guess!

 

az_gila

Well Known Member

• Jan 30, 2011

• #7

A little cheaper, but very useful for marking parallel lines and checking edge distances - in the $3 range....

http://www.google.com/products/cata...og_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQ8wIwAg#

Get the big one, 2 by 18 inches - transparency helps...

 

erich weaver

Well Known Member

• Jan 30, 2011

• #8

The Incra rules look very nice and I love the slots/holes for marking, but they look like they require a very fine pointed pencil to use this feature. I don't think most of us are using pencils to mark our aluminum. Nice for wood though.

Erich

 

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Danny7

Well Known Member

• Jan 30, 2011

• #9

you can get almost the same fineness with a sharpie, they make one with a metal supported tip that looks almost exactly like a mechanical pencil

http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Product...aspx?pid=SharpiePenFinePoint(Sharpie Catalog)

 

dpansier

Well Known Member

• Jan 30, 2011

• #10

erich weaver said:

I love the slots/holes for marking, but they look like they require a very fine pointed pencil to use this feature.

Erich

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The only person I know that uses a very fine pointed pencil is my CPA.
I break the lead as soon as I pick it up.

 

az_gila

Well Known Member

• Jan 30, 2011

• #11

Danny7 said:

you can get almost the same fineness with a sharpie, they make one with a metal supported tip that looks almost exactly like a mechanical pencil

http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Product...aspx?pid=SharpiePenFinePoint(Sharpie Catalog)

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Isn't that a water based ink version that won't write on aluminum?

 

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N15JB

Well Known Member

• Jan 30, 2011

• #12

In addition to their layout tools, I have had one of their router fences for about 10 years. It is great for making beautiful, precise wood joints; including wooden hinges. I tried hard to find some way to use it on my RV

Jim Berry
RV-10

 

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John Courte

Well Known Member

• Jan 30, 2011

• #13

I wish I'd known about these 4-5 years ago. I'll just keep making do with my machinist rules from the local supply shop (out of business now, sadly) down the street.

 

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fehdxl

Well Known Member

• Jan 31, 2011

• #14

erich weaver said:

The Incra rules look very nice and I love the slots/holes for marking, but they look like they require a very fine pointed pencil to use this feature. I don't think most of us are using pencils to mark our aluminum. Nice for wood though.

Erich

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A normal sharpie works fine... I've been ops checking through all of the SB 10 build.

Jim
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