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BeginnerM
10-06-04, 09:37 PM
What are all of these for? It's quite confusing, and I only really know what one row of these numbers on the face(?) of the blade is for. (Rafter Length) What would I use the other rows for, and how do I use them?
On the back of the blade, I do not know what these numbers are for either(Octagon table, is it?), as well as the face and back of the tongue. I would like to know and be able to use all the functions of it, as i've been told by even my teachers they don't know anyone who can use a Framing Square to its fullest (Themselves included).
If you can help, I would love to hear it! Thank you.
On the back of the blade, I do not know what these numbers are for either(Octagon table, is it?), as well as the face and back of the tongue. I would like to know and be able to use all the functions of it, as i've been told by even my teachers they don't know anyone who can use a Framing Square to its fullest (Themselves included).
If you can help, I would love to hear it! Thank you.
NutAndBoltKing
10-07-04, 06:43 AM
http://www.tpub.com/content/construction/14044/css/14044_53.htm
OudeVanDagen
10-07-04, 09:26 AM
Hello BeginnerM! I'm going to suggest: 1) That you contact Stanley Tools in New Britain, Ct 06050 and ask for their pocket manual "How To Use The Steel Square" (#79000151). It's only 40 pages and real cheap, but it covers everything you'll need to know, and 2) check your library for a book "Workshop Math" by Robert Scharff, published in 1989 by Sterling Publiching 387 Park Ave, NYC 10016. It's used by many apprenticeship programs for carpenters unions, and is a standard for many vo-tech schools; and it's probably the best A to Z on the framing square, and finally 3) write the Apprenticeship and Training Department of the United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joiners of America at 101 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington DC 20001 and ask for a copy of their instructional manual for the Framing Square. Good luck!! OVD