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I've been struggling for the last few years to get things perfectly square in my shop. I have trouble with edge joining, table legs, etc. Just can't seen to nail that 90 degree mark. I've been fussing with my jointer and table saw a lot lately. So.... I went to a machinist friend of mine and asked to borrow his straight edge. He also lent me what are called 1-2-3 blocks. Ground perfectly square and true.
Well, I worked on the jointer for a while and got the table where I wanted it, but was still having trouble with the fence. Then it hit me. I've been relying on a 6" machinist square I purchased about 15 years ago that I know has not been reeeealy well taken care of. So - I checked it against the 1-2-3 blocks. Sure enough - my square is out of square.
So, now I know what my next tool purchase will be. I'm gonna go out and git me a good square!
I'm guessing that if I ask, many of you will tell me not to mess around and just go get the Starrett combo. True? Like this one?
Any other recommendations?
Well, I worked on the jointer for a while and got the table where I wanted it, but was still having trouble with the fence. Then it hit me. I've been relying on a 6" machinist square I purchased about 15 years ago that I know has not been reeeealy well taken care of. So - I checked it against the 1-2-3 blocks. Sure enough - my square is out of square.
So, now I know what my next tool purchase will be. I'm gonna go out and git me a good square!
I'm guessing that if I ask, many of you will tell me not to mess around and just go get the Starrett combo. True? Like this one?
Any other recommendations?