This is not really a workshop tool, but... this video just came up for me.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wNlLY4CN4Nk
so simple and I have had to do this a lot in the past.
This is not really a workshop tool, but... this video just came up for me.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wNlLY4CN4Nk
so simple and I have had to do this a lot in the past.
My grandfather who was a carpenter taught me that trick. It is a lot faster than doing the math.
Lee Schierer
USNA '71
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I make a quick division in my head, and make a mark from both edges. Cut between them.
But if you're making multiple divisions, like rows of holes, the angled tape, or rule, is king.
Just a quick FYI having just seen this. I find that using a framing square is more accurate for me than using a tape measure. Sometime the tab on the end of the tape measure will make the measure short or long where it doesn't happen with a framing square.
Just 2 cents.