Other ways to a saddle square

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  • LCHIEN
    Internet Fact Checker
    • Dec 2002
    • 21010
    • Katy, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 vintage 1999

    Other ways to a saddle square

    I saw pointed out the other day that if you have a combination square set with a center finder, (like the ones pictured below)

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    Then the center finder with the ruler scale removed can act as a saddle square to draw lines wrapping around a 90° corner.

    From sets like these:
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    Last edited by LCHIEN; 09-11-2023, 03:21 AM.
    Loring in Katy, TX USA
    If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
    BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions
  • LCHIEN
    Internet Fact Checker
    • Dec 2002
    • 21010
    • Katy, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 vintage 1999

    #2
    Also I saw it suggested to used a door hinge as a saddle square, with the hinged part on the outside. ​Bent to 90 degrees.
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    Loring in Katy, TX USA
    If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
    BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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