SW

Spalted Walt

01/04/2017 11:42 AM

The Ultimate Marking Gauge

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQAm9OjV8iQ?rel=0

The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
registration. The short side can also be used when space is
restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.


This topic has 21 replies

Dt

DerbyDad03

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 7:54 AM

On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 7:42:26 AM UTC-4, Spalted Walt wrote:
> https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQAm9OjV8iQ?rel=0
>
> The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
> aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
> registration. The short side can also be used when space is
> restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
> gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.

Did you recognize the "something from your shop" that he measured at 1:05?

Dt

DerbyDad03

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 5:12 AM

On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 7:42:26 AM UTC-4, Spalted Walt wrote:
> https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQAm9OjV8iQ?rel=0
>
> The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
> aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
> registration. The short side can also be used when space is
> restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
> gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.

"Yup...we've added a laser...with only negligible charring." I love it!

I want that job.

k

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

03/04/2017 1:17 PM

On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 19:59:09 -0700, Electric Comet
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sat, 01 Apr 2017 11:42:15 +0000
>Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
>> aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
>> registration. The short side can also be used when space is
>> restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
>> gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.
>
>despite the joke the marking gauge looks nice
>
>never really looked that close at their marking gauge
>
>
>anyone in the usa making good stuff like that

You mean Sharpies?

Mm

Matt

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 12:02 PM

On 4/1/2017 7:30 AM, Leon wrote:
> On 4/1/2017 9:16 AM, notbob wrote:
>> On 2017-04-01, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah! I almost thought it was a miss for April 1. Seemed like a
>>> regular ad for a little while there. LOL
>>
>> Is what's even funnier, is, if someone hadn't mentioned April Fools
>> Day, Ida figured it fer an authentic ad. It wasn't until the Sharpie
>> attachment, that I started becoming suspicious. ;)
>>
>> nb
>>
>
> I think the cheap ass looking set up gauges, the red ones that looked
> like red painted dowels, was what finally fulfilled my expectations. ;~)

That was the point where I finally busted out laughing...

Dt

DerbyDad03

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 7:46 AM

On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 10:29:52 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
> On 1 Apr 2017 14:16:25 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On 2017-04-01, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
> >
> >> Yeah! I almost thought it was a miss for April 1. Seemed like a
> >> regular ad for a little while there. LOL
> >
> >Is what's even funnier, is, if someone hadn't mentioned April Fools
> >Day, Ida figured it fer an authentic ad. It wasn't until the Sharpie
> >attachment, that I started becoming suspicious. ;)
> >
> A fat Sharpie, at that.

Did you hear the $10 word used in that segment?

"With proprioceptive practice, you can create the 2 marks simultaneously."

I had to look that one up! ;)


SW

Spalted Walt

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 3:34 PM

> https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQAm9OjV8iQ?rel=0
>
> The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
> aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
> registration. The short side can also be used when space is
> restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
> gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.

The Lee Valley URL for this year's AF entry:

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=75640&cat=,75235&ap=1

wn

woodchucker

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 9:25 AM

On 4/1/2017 7:42 AM, Spalted Walt wrote:
> https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQAm9OjV8iQ?rel=0
>
> The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
> aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
> registration. The short side can also be used when space is
> restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
> gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.
>

Thanks, forgot it was April 1st. Excellent , starts off very real, then
the leg pulling begins..

--
Jeff

GR

"G. Ross"

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 3:14 PM

Spalted Walt wrote:
> https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQAm9OjV8iQ?rel=0
>
> The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
> aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
> registration. The short side can also be used when space is
> restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
> gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.
>
I'm surprised they didn't also offer a left-handed version.

--
GW Ross






SW

Spalted Walt

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 3:25 PM

DerbyDad03 <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 7:42:26 AM UTC-4, Spalted Walt wrote:
> > https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQAm9OjV8iQ?rel=0
> >
> > The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
> > aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
> > registration. The short side can also be used when space is
> > restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
> > gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.
>
> Did you recognize the "something from your shop" that he measured at 1:05?

it's the Veritas® Spider Vise!

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=70655&cat=,75235&ap=1

Ll

Leon

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 8:53 AM

On 4/1/2017 8:25 AM, woodchucker wrote:
> On 4/1/2017 7:42 AM, Spalted Walt wrote:
>> https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQAm9OjV8iQ?rel=0
>>
>> The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
>> aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
>> registration. The short side can also be used when space is
>> restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
>> gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.
>>
>
> Thanks, forgot it was April 1st. Excellent , starts off very real, then
> the leg pulling begins..
>


Yeah! I almost thought it was a miss for April 1. Seemed like a
regular ad for a little while there. LOL

k

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 2:06 PM

On Sat, 1 Apr 2017 07:46:50 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 10:29:52 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
>> On 1 Apr 2017 14:16:25 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >On 2017-04-01, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Yeah! I almost thought it was a miss for April 1. Seemed like a
>> >> regular ad for a little while there. LOL
>> >
>> >Is what's even funnier, is, if someone hadn't mentioned April Fools
>> >Day, Ida figured it fer an authentic ad. It wasn't until the Sharpie
>> >attachment, that I started becoming suspicious. ;)
>> >
>> A fat Sharpie, at that.
>
>Did you hear the $10 word used in that segment?

No, I had the sound turned off.

>"With proprioceptive practice, you can create the 2 marks simultaneously."
>
>I had to look that one up! ;)
>
>

Dt

DerbyDad03

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 7:47 AM

On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 10:30:49 AM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
> On 4/1/2017 9:16 AM, notbob wrote:
> > On 2017-04-01, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
> >
> >> Yeah! I almost thought it was a miss for April 1. Seemed like a
> >> regular ad for a little while there. LOL
> >
> > Is what's even funnier, is, if someone hadn't mentioned April Fools
> > Day, Ida figured it fer an authentic ad. It wasn't until the Sharpie
> > attachment, that I started becoming suspicious. ;)
> >
> > nb
> >
>
> I think the cheap ass looking set up gauges, the red ones that looked
> like red painted dowels, was what finally fulfilled my expectations. ;~)

Can you imagine being on the team that gets to make those videos every year?

How much fun would that be?

nn

notbob

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 2:16 PM

On 2017-04-01, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

> Yeah! I almost thought it was a miss for April 1. Seemed like a
> regular ad for a little while there. LOL

Is what's even funnier, is, if someone hadn't mentioned April Fools
Day, Ida figured it fer an authentic ad. It wasn't until the Sharpie
attachment, that I started becoming suspicious. ;)

nb

nn

notbob

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 2:58 PM

On 2017-04-01, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

> I think the cheap ass looking set up gauges, the red ones that looked
> like red painted dowels, was what finally fulfilled my expectations. ;~)

Agree.

It was the cheapo plastic magnifying glass that started me wondering.
I know Lee sells some cheapo junk, but that plastic mag glass was
"crappo/cheapo" in the extreme. Hardly what I'd expect from Lee's
fine tool line. ;)

nb

c

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 10:27 AM

On Sat, 01 Apr 2017 11:42:15 +0000, Spalted Walt
<[email protected]> wrote:

>https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQAm9OjV8iQ?rel=0
>
>The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
>aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
>registration. The short side can also be used when space is
>restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
>gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.
As usual with Veritas, a superbly engineered and executed precision
tool. What belse needs to be said??

Ll

Leon

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 9:30 AM

On 4/1/2017 9:16 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-04-01, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>
>> Yeah! I almost thought it was a miss for April 1. Seemed like a
>> regular ad for a little while there. LOL
>
> Is what's even funnier, is, if someone hadn't mentioned April Fools
> Day, Ida figured it fer an authentic ad. It wasn't until the Sharpie
> attachment, that I started becoming suspicious. ;)
>
> nb
>

I think the cheap ass looking set up gauges, the red ones that looked
like red painted dowels, was what finally fulfilled my expectations. ;~)

k

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

01/04/2017 10:29 AM

On 1 Apr 2017 14:16:25 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 2017-04-01, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>
>> Yeah! I almost thought it was a miss for April 1. Seemed like a
>> regular ad for a little while there. LOL
>
>Is what's even funnier, is, if someone hadn't mentioned April Fools
>Day, Ida figured it fer an authentic ad. It wasn't until the Sharpie
>attachment, that I started becoming suspicious. ;)
>
A fat Sharpie, at that.

EC

Electric Comet

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

02/04/2017 7:59 PM

On Sat, 01 Apr 2017 11:42:15 +0000
Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:

> The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
> aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
> registration. The short side can also be used when space is
> restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
> gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.

despite the joke the marking gauge looks nice

never really looked that close at their marking gauge


anyone in the usa making good stuff like that







c

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

02/04/2017 11:55 PM

On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 19:59:09 -0700, Electric Comet
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sat, 01 Apr 2017 11:42:15 +0000
>Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
>> aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
>> registration. The short side can also be used when space is
>> restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
>> gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.
>
>despite the joke the marking gauge looks nice
>
>never really looked that close at their marking gauge
>
>
>anyone in the usa making good stuff like that
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Perhaps, but you can't beat the stuff coming out of Canada - or the
price with a 75 cent canuk buck.

k

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

03/04/2017 1:21 PM

On Sun, 02 Apr 2017 23:55:54 -0400, [email protected] wrote:

>On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 19:59:09 -0700, Electric Comet
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 01 Apr 2017 11:42:15 +0000
>>Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
>>> aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
>>> registration. The short side can also be used when space is
>>> restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
>>> gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.
>>
>>despite the joke the marking gauge looks nice
>>
>>never really looked that close at their marking gauge
>>
>>
>>anyone in the usa making good stuff like that
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>Perhaps, but you can't beat the stuff coming out of Canada - or the
>price with a 75 cent canuk buck.

JessEm has really nice stuff, too. On the other side of the borDARE
(slightly), there's Lie Nielsen.

Ll

Leon

in reply to Spalted Walt on 01/04/2017 11:42 AM

03/04/2017 9:14 AM

On 4/2/2017 10:55 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 19:59:09 -0700, Electric Comet
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 01 Apr 2017 11:42:15 +0000
>> Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> The eccentric placement of the rod through the brass face and
>>> aluminum body ensures a large reference surface for square
>>> registration. The short side can also be used when space is
>>> restricted. As an added advantage, the eccentric face makes this
>>> gauge less likely to roll off the work surface.
>>
>> despite the joke the marking gauge looks nice
>>
>> never really looked that close at their marking gauge
>>
>>
>> anyone in the usa making good stuff like that

Bridge City Tools


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