Thread: A square that can be calibrated

G'day Martink,
Get the square out of the bin.
There are a number of threads here that refer to peening the square to get it back to its true state.
Too late in the night for me to find them, but there's the method described in quite a few posts.

Colen Clenton makes squares than can be recalibrated.

He is an Aussie, a great bloke and sells his tools through a number of outlets including Terry Gordon.

check out Colen Clenton Squares

Originally Posted by watson

G'day Martink,
Get the square out of the bin.
There are a number of threads here that refer to peening the square to get it back to its true state.
Too late in the night for me to find them, but there's the method described in quite a few posts.

A good suggestion, and am well ahead of you, in fact I've done this a number of times now and it's just not going to take it any more - yep am clumsy

Me Too!

Incra squares dont move if you drop them!

Neither do the cheap one piece plastic ones, nor big steel framing squares.

There are times when the "Quality" hand made tools just don't cut it when compared to the simplicity of modern materials.

I bought my orange plastic one many years ago from Bunnies for a ten or twelve dollars.

I also keep a collection of students plastic drawing triangles bought for not much more than a dollar including protractor. They are great for all the things those expensive little engineer's squares do, and you can use them as frisbees if you feel so inclined and they won't go out of square.

When it comes to things you want to stay square, use things made of one piece.

Cheers,

P

What about the folding Nobex ones?

I've dropped mine once, and it just folded itself up a bit.

Opened it back and checked it, and looked fine to me.

Cheers,
Andrew

I think Roger Gifkins makes a one-piece square.

I don't think you would be real happy if you dropped a Colen Clenton square!

Crown make a small recalibratible Try Square. It's only got a 100mm blade though. 124-XW at Timbecon.

I have a few Colen Clenton tools and I find them very practical and an absolute pleasure to use.

They aren't cheap but they are very good and I like to support Aussie craftsmen particularly when they make top stuff by world standards.

I am hanging out for the Melb WWWS so I can pick up a Colen Clenton Square.

Sick of the P O S $10 cheapie that never seems to be the same angle from day to day.

Spent months trying to justify the cost, but just recently sold my Phantom collection of nearly 500 comics, so am going to use the $$$'s for something special, and bugger trying to justify it.

Hopefully I will get as much enjoyment out of the square as I did from the comics.

Originally Posted by Geoff Dean

Hopefully I will get as much enjoyment out of the square as I did from the comics.

I'm sure you will. I have one of the first Colen Clenton squares, and it's still one of my favourite tools. It just feels good. Only ever needed to adjust it once.
I just checked my big square and it's out, so guess I'll have to buy another CC.

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Spent months trying to justify the cost, but just recently sold my Phantom collection of nearly 500 comics, so am going to use the $$$'s for something special, and bugger trying to justify it.


You didn't sell them through this Forum!
grumble, grumble.

Carry Pine