Empire Combination Square - it is straight.

thanks for a very good review.

I was talking with the Starrett people at the IWF last year.
I asked them if they had any show discouints.
“Nope”
“Why not?”
“We don’t need to.”

They know their stuff.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

good review- and I have to agree. I have an Empire 12” comb-square and found it to be true and square always. I then got the 6” version as well as an all around square- and it too was square – however , I found it hard to locate a 6” square that moved smoothly – I went to 2 HD and tried ALL of them out until I found one that was acceptable. the others were very stiff to move the blade on. but I never experienced that on the 12” version. it is a good solid performer for a VERY reasonable price. period!

now I do have a starrett as my main square, and use the Empire around the house – what I notice about the differences are not so much the squareness, but more the quality of materials used, and their machining – the starett materials are thicker and machined with a better finish = smoother. This gives a heavier tool, a smoother operation, and a more reliable locking mechanism. but from my experience – not more square than the Empire.

Enjoy the square – but don’t be one! :)

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thanks for the review

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I too have a couple of empire squares…they are square …thx 4 the reveiw

...should that be 0.016” for the length of your unit?

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

I also have a 6” Empire combination square that does not adjust smoothly. I thought mine was just an isolated case until I read PurpLev’s post above. I have emailed Empire to see if they have a ‘fix’ for the problem and will post any response received.

Jim

-- A veteran is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including his/her life".

This is the response I received from Empire Level Customer Support:

Hi,

Thank you for your email. I have forwarded it on to my supervisor so that we can take a better look at the E255 6” combination square and why perhaps there is so much difficulty in adjusting those. I believe the problem is with the drawnut set. Which we do replace free to our customers. I would like to do that for you as well. Thank you for providing me with your full name and address so I know where to have the drawnut set sent. I wouldn’t say yours is an isolated case, however, we don’t have a huge amount of problems with this square. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

I will get you a new drawnet set immediately.

Thank you and have a great day!

When I receive the drawnut set and install it, I will let you know if this corrects the problem. If so, you may want to contact Empire Level CS yourself for the “fix”.

Jim

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Jim, did the drawnut help?

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