Tools Combination Square Metal Body 1794469 Review

It's solid and well made but not accurate enough for finishing touches. It has an eighth, sixteenth and thirty-second inch scale and a millimeter scale. I tested it on a trusted engineer's square and it was off the scale length by about 1/128 inch. In comparison, my Starrett combination square compares perfectly to my reference square and has a 1/64 inch scale instead of metric. To me that's fine for some rough carpentry work, but more precision is needed, such as carpentry. B. setting a corner

Blade is clearly marked. The edges are so flat that the blade is almost sharp. There is a small dent on one end of the blade (looks like it was hit with a sharpener). It's square (that's why I had to replace my old combo square!). My only real complaint about it in use is that it's quite difficult to get the notch on the blade and set screw to line up properly once you remove the blade completely. again to collect it. If you often detach the blade or flip it to switch between metric and…

later Excellent combination square for the price. I did the classic test of drawing a line with a square, then rotating the square and drawing a line in the same place to see if they matched and the results are really good for this price point. Lines go perfectly with pencils. Only with thinner lines do I see a slight difference (maybe 1/64). Added result photo. Do not compare with staret. iGaging squares would be better a little more expensive. But this one does the job perfectly. Also, I…

It arrived with lots of nasty scratches on the ruler and a little sloppy. The handling could have been better, so I'm a bit disappointed. I have a combo square that is over 40 years old and apart from some wear and tear is better than this Irwin square and doesn't bear the maker's name. There was a significant burr at the end of the rule that needed to be filed. Buy a one-piece, all-metal woodworking angle. it will be accurate. I am updating my rating of this place. I'm amazed at the good…

A square isn't really a 'square'. It's about 1/8 inch by 10 inches, which is a lot. How do I check a square without access to another square? Here's how: 1) Take a piece of wood with one straight edge, 2) place the base of the square against the edge and draw a line (use your sharpest pencil) perpendicular to the edge 3) turn the square over, lay Hold it against the edge and see if the edge of the ruler is parallel to the line you drew earlier. 4) If the ruler and the line form an angle, then…

I bought this hoping it would serve my purpose without spending $80 for a "professional" square. All my life I've had different types of squares, but I guess it wasn't until I needed one of my designs to be "accurate" that I realized that nothing I had was good enough. I've always worked with wood, but I've never created anything where it was important to me to be "rectangular". Not to mention that I "assumed" that all squares are square. Well, it's a crocodile. It's not like this! I didn't…

I bought two Irwin combination squares - 12" and 6". Both squares are of the same construction with heavy duty 90* and 45* machined cast zinc handles, knurled brass locknut, marker awl and level cap. Scales of 8", 1/16", 1/32" and centimeters/millimeters. A simple but effective squares test is to mark the 90* line, then flip the square and place the line over the previous line to mark. Any discrepancy in the lines would indicate that the tool is not square. I was happy to see that both squares…

The combined square is very convenient for marking, but I would like to use it as a square itself, which has exact angles of 90 and 45 degrees. But they are not always there. I use the Kapro magnetic combination square, which I wrote about earlier. There is no right angle there, finishing the sole with a needle file did not give a 100% result: the deviations decreased to 10-15 ', but I cannot use Kapro as a square. Accidentally saw on sale squares Empire made in the USA. Few reviews, but no bad