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Measuring and Marking Tools of Your Dreams

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
There a several "of your dreams" topics on this forum.

Why not another? LOL



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These are folding rules I just got off eBay.

Show us your measuring and marking tools.
 

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#38 ·
Up for the marking knife swap, wife swap I'll have to think about; could be good but stuffing her in a flat rate box to save on shipping will put me in the dog house for certain. Have some ideas that I've been working on and have a junked set of dewalt planer blades for the purpose.
 
#39 ·
I know I've put quite a bit of thought into this… I'd certainly love to have the sorts of precision-alignment tools that machinists use, the various dial indicators and so forth… on the cheaper end, I've had a bit of fun with cheap laser pointers. You need to get creative, but with a camera tripod and a few clamps you can do a lot of useful "tests." Someday I'm gonna hook a laser up to a motor, maybe a gyroscope, get it spinning, and play around with that…

Back in school I studied ancient mathematics a bit, learned a bit about ancient surveying techniques, and how they'd put up a building. Amazing the precision that's possible with the simplest tools in the right hands. When I was doing construction, (of the modern variety) the guy I worked for showed me how to lay out a whole kitchen with nothing more than plumb bobs, tacks, and strings cut to length (I regret to report that I never got the hang of it, but it sure worked for him).
 
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Here a simple marking knife I made a few years ago. I used some 1/16" O1 tool steel that I got from McMaster Carr. It is very easy to shape with a hack saw and file. I rough sharpened w/ a file and then hardened the knife end by heating it to cherry red w/ a mapp gas torch and quenched it in canola oil. I then tempered it in a 400°F oven for 2 hours. When cool I did the final sharpening and polishing. I then assembled it to the wood scales using 1/8" brass rod. It is a very straight forward process and not hard at all for someone like me w/ very little knowledge of how to work w/ metal. The knife works great and I use it all of the time.
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#42 ·
So I see that we have ambushed this thread…good work!

Is this where we post stuff for the marking knife swap?? I'm in, and I owe at least 3 people in addition to whoever I draw for the swap, so let the games begin!

I hope everyone likes a good Exacto Knife…
 
#50 ·
Just to be clear, the swap, at least how I understood it, is not limited to marking knives. It can be a marking gauge, knife, panel gauge, awl, etc… Am I right?
 
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