A new week ahead.....

I love magnets as well, but I haven’t thought of too many places to use them in the shop or in furniture.

As for the square, sure they can go out of whack, or can even be built and sold out of square to begin with. But that’s easy enough to check. Line the square up on a straight edge, like a workbench, and draw a pencil line along the blade of the square. Flip the square over and draw another line next to the first one. If the two lines are parallel, you got yourself a square. If not, you got a pretty close. A pretty close makes a decent straight edge, but that’s about it!

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

Jerry,

It almost sounds like the square could have been the type used by drywall installers. They are, what Eric called,- “Pretty Close”, however they do work well for laying out rough cuts on 4×8 sheets of plywood.

As far as magnets go, unless you have a computer or TV in your shop, I can’t think of any place that magnets could cause damage. I stuck a magnet on my table saw push stick. That way it stays in place on the table while it is waiting to be used.

How’s the finger?

Lew

Thanks for the idea Eric. I’ll check this square out when I get it later on today.

I’m kinda like you Eric. I try to think of ideas and the Lew gives a great one. Thanks Lew. I’ll attach a couple to the push blocks as well.

Thanks for asking the Lew. It is doing much better. So not to get off topic here I’ll hit that post up.

-- Jerry, Measure 10 times cut once. Set in the foothills of the Smokey's

If it’s just a normal framing square, and is only a little out of square, it can be made square by using a center punch on either side of the angle depending on which way you want the blade to go. I’ve only done it with one square, but it worked out OK.

-- Bruce from Central New York

Jerry, you can test the T-square by holding it against another square or some material you know to be square like machind mdf or ply.
I use magnets a lot. They come in handy for holding jigs against your machine when not in use. I use a wooden jig on the bandsaw to assist clamping a jig to it, i have embedded a magnet in the jig so it will hold in place.
Magnetic tool holders are good as well.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python