measuring jig

Al E

CGF II, Certified Grumble Framer Level 2
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I was recently watching a woodworking show. The carpenter used rectangular pieces of steel (shaped like an ingot) to measure the height of his table saw blade. It looked a lot easier and more accurate than a ruler. He had several sizes.

In a Sears Hardware store (not a regular Sears store) I found "keys" in the specialty fastener drawers. (Some stores call them them "square keys" and they are usually near "woodruff keys".) They range in height from 1/8" to 1/2" in increments of 1/16" or 1/32" and are anywhere from 1" to
1-1/2" long.

I have found them helpful for quick measuring especially for choosing the offset of a double mat. I am fairly new at this so I apologize if this is something everyone knows already.
 
Ah, I see what you mean now. We've used a Computerized Mat Cutter so long, it slipped by me. Our Fletcher 2100 manual cutter had a mat gage and locator pin to produce uniform 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, and 5/16 variations from the locator pin, which could use 1/2 inch increments. Yeah, I hate to use rulers too!

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Jim Price
Western Winds Frame and Gallery
 
To Western_Winds

I have the 2100 also. I have used the jig to
quickly measure/space the double mat offset and demonstrate it for customers. I also used it to measure the height of a framing package.

I haven't been using it for very long but am sure it will have many other applications as time goes on.
 
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