Originally Posted by
James Jayko
Like lots of other people on here I'm sure, I ponied up the $130/each for a 12" and 6" combo and a 4" double square from Starrett when I started trying to make things. They're excellent, for sure. But I look back and laugh that I didn't just buy the iGauging things and spend $200 somewhere else which might be more productive for woodworking. There is SQUARE, and then there is SQUARE ENOUGH FOR GOVERMENT WORK. I don't think I really need the former...
What is "square enough?" 1 degree off? 1/2 degree? 1/10 degree?
Seriously... what, for you, is "square enough"?
If a square is off by say, 1/10 of a degree, then over 80 inches (height of a standard door) the error at the other end is between 1/8 and 5/32" off.
(tan 0.1 = x/80).
That is pretty noticeable.
Last edited by Patty Hann; 03-22-2024 at 11:32 AM.
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