In shop I have used a try square numerous times but I never thought why it was called such. Can you help me out?
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dennis mitchell
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posted 454 days ago
Cus try as I might they just never quite turn out square!
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Napaman
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posted 454 days ago
hahaha dennis!!!
I am guessing because its in the shape of a triangle…but it allows you to measure and mark a 90 degree angle…which is a square…???
but your entry makes me think—-WE NEED AN LJ’s Dictionary….someone can post a word/term…and in the tags put the word…and everyone can “chime” in with their definition and links to research on the topic…etc…
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CessnaPilotBarry
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posted 454 days ago
For me, Google’s first hit was Wikipedia
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Jbower500
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posted 453 days ago
A try square is a woodworking or a metal working tool used for marking and measuring a piece of wood. The square refers to the tool’s primary use of measuring the accuracy of a right angle (90 degrees); to try a surface is to check its straightness or correspondence to an adjoining surface.