Carpentry and Woodworking - Squaring

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wheats49
05-01-02, 07:19 AM
I was attempting to square a base yesterday and didn't have much luck in the short time I had......any hints????

George
05-01-02, 07:48 AM
The easiest way to find out if a rectangle is square is to measure the diagonals. If the object is square, they will be equal.
wheats49
05-01-02, 01:14 PM
I understand about the measuring and using a square, but it seems I can get 2 or 3 of the corners square but not the forth......any hints?

Trent Bridley
05-01-02, 01:21 PM
Hi,
Try this site..........www.woodworkingtips.com
on the home page click on the 101 tips display
scroll down this page to topic.........assembly
look down and click on the squaring large projects or the check diagonals listing.
hope this will give you some help now and in the future,
Trent
fewalt
05-01-02, 01:51 PM
wheats49,
In order to have two or even three corners near to square and not the fourth indicates that the lengths may be slightly different.
The diagonal measurements, as mentioned, will be identical if the case is square. This can even be done without a T-square.
fred