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nycemsmedic
10-26-07, 10:43 PM
hello all, hope all are well. i would like th build CLOSET IN MY ATTIC. i will be putting them aganst the front wall of the house next to the stairs. the problem i see happining is the slope angle. how do i measuer it for the studs, and the drywall to compleats the walls? im getting hung up on the angles. thanks again dave

chandler
10-27-07, 04:38 AM
I find it easy to replicate angles by using an angle duplicator, similar to http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-STANLEY-ANGLE-DUPLICATOR-from-1897_W0QQitemZ330109590958QQcmdZViewItem, then transfer the angle to either the studs or the drywall. Place a small torpedo level on the main part of the duplicator, and, keeping it plumb, find the angle with the metal part, then tighten the nut to keep it there.
Wirepuller38
10-27-07, 07:10 AM
I use the same tool Larry mentioned.

After I measure the angle with the angle duplicator, I transfer the angle to my mitre saw and get the angle in degrees from the scale on the saw. I can then set the angle as many times as I want to make cuts of the same angle. Good luck with your project.