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2nd May 2011, 09:46 PM #1Taking a break
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Show off your 'Just-cos-I-can' tools
OK folks, I'm sure lots of you have a tool or three that are only there because you could. They may have little or no practical use, but you saw it and said "I want that"
I found a Starrett No 20 machinist's square on ebay - absolute bargain, RRP over $3k, i got it for $400 shipped from USA. The catch is that the blade is 900mm long, the beam is 500 mm long and the thing weighs about 12kg. It's also stupidly precise - 1 in 60,000. Haven't found a use for it yet, but it looks impressive
Pics will be forthcoming
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2nd May 2011, 10:17 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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3rd May 2011, 10:44 PM #4Taking a break
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Pics as promised. The blade is 90 x 3 mm, beam is 75 x 37mm
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5th May 2011, 09:29 PM #5
Interesting.
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5th May 2011, 09:38 PM #6
Hey There,
Do't worry about the Square, Have a go at the size of the Shed
Bl@@dy Skite
HazzaBIt's Hard to Kick Goals, When the Ba^$%##ds Keep moving the Goal Posts.
Check out my Website www.harrybutlerdesigns.com.au
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5th May 2011, 10:09 PM #7GOLD MEMBER
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That's a beast of a square. What do you think you'll end up using it on?
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14th May 2011, 06:13 PM #8
Getting a crook back using it I reckon Groeneaj. What a whopper. I think it had pups because I received one as a gift which looks like a baby compared to that. I had to check the price twice. I'd get killed if I spent that much on something I never used. Why is it so expensive it looks as if all the gold wore off so why. And it's American too. I can understand a Pommie one with a bit of age being worth a bit but a US model, what am I missing?
Stu
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14th May 2011, 08:02 PM #9Taking a break
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The crazy price is due to the precision - 1 in 60,000
It has been used to check a couch frame for squareness when a 600mm framing square was too small
I wish it was my shed, it's just the work factory... but I have access whenever I want
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