I don't even know what they're called. About 6" long and 4" deep.
Made up of hundreds of thin steel rods in a row. Push it against a
corner or molding or whatever and you get the shape of the portrubance
you can then trace to a piece of wood. Someone said it might be
called a profiler. Anyway, I can't find one anywhere - not Screwfix,
not Machine Mart, not Axminster. Not e-bay. Totally blank stare from
the guy at B&Q! (He must have been at least 16.)
Anybody help?
Thanx,
FoggyTown
Not too helpful for the OP suggesting only North American suppliers when he
is clearly from the UK.
But it does help others who read the thread and might want the same thing.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Mike Girouard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >I don't even know what they're called. About 6" long and 4" deep.
> > Made up of hundreds of thin steel rods in a row. Push it against a
> > corner or molding or whatever and you get the shape of the portrubance
> > you can then trace to a piece of wood. Someone said it might be
> > called a profiler. Anyway, I can't find one anywhere - not Screwfix,
> > not Machine Mart, not Axminster. Not e-bay. Totally blank stare from
> > the guy at B&Q! (He must have been at least 16.)
>
>
> You are looking for a Contour gauge. Home Depot, Lowe's, Northern Tool,
> and Sears all have them.
>
>
"Mike Girouard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I don't even know what they're called. About 6" long and 4" deep.
> Made up of hundreds of thin steel rods in a row. Push it against a
> corner or molding or whatever and you get the shape of the portrubance
> you can then trace to a piece of wood. Someone said it might be
> called a profiler. Anyway, I can't find one anywhere - not Screwfix,
> not Machine Mart, not Axminster. Not e-bay. Totally blank stare from
> the guy at B&Q! (He must have been at least 16.)
You are looking for a Contour gauge. Home Depot, Lowe's, Northern Tool,
and Sears all have them.
"Frank McVey" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> "Mike Girouard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >I don't even know what they're called. About 6" long and 4" deep.
> > Made up of hundreds of thin steel rods in a row. Push it against a
> > corner or molding or whatever and you get the shape of the portrubance
> > you can then trace to a piece of wood. Someone said it might be
> > called a profiler. Anyway, I can't find one anywhere - not Screwfix,
> > not Machine Mart, not Axminster. Not e-bay. Totally blank stare from
> > the guy at B&Q! (He must have been at least 16.)
> >
> > Anybody help?
> >
> > Thanx,
> >
> > FoggyTown
>
> Must be soo foggy you can't see the Axminster catalogue! Have a look at:
>
> http://www.axminster.co.uk/category.asp?cat_id=208089
> 8.70 GBP in plastic and 8.99 GBP in steel at the moment.
>
> Cheers
>
> Frank
Tough to do a product search when you don't know what the product is
called! But thanx for the link.
FoggyTown
"Mike Girouard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I don't even know what they're called. About 6" long and 4" deep.
> Made up of hundreds of thin steel rods in a row. Push it against a
> corner or molding or whatever and you get the shape of the portrubance
> you can then trace to a piece of wood. Someone said it might be
> called a profiler. Anyway, I can't find one anywhere - not Screwfix,
> not Machine Mart, not Axminster. Not e-bay. Totally blank stare from
> the guy at B&Q! (He must have been at least 16.)
>
> Anybody help?
>
> Thanx,
>
> FoggyTown
Must be soo foggy you can't see the Axminster catalogue! Have a look at:
http://www.axminster.co.uk/category.asp?cat_id=208089
8.70 GBP in plastic and 8.99 GBP in steel at the moment.
Cheers
Frank
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Mike Girouard wrote:
> I don't even know what they're called. About 6" long and 4" deep.
> Made up of hundreds of thin steel rods in a row. Push it against a
> corner or molding or whatever and you get the shape of the portrubance
> you can then trace to a piece of wood. Someone said it might be
> called a profiler. Anyway, I can't find one anywhere - not Screwfix,
> not Machine Mart, not Axminster. Not e-bay. Totally blank stare from
> the guy at B&Q! (He must have been at least 16.)
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Mike Girouard) wrote:
> I don't even know what they're called. About 6" long and 4" deep.
> Made up of hundreds of thin steel rods in a row. Push it against a
> corner or molding or whatever and you get the shape of the portrubance
> you can then trace to a piece of wood. Someone said it might be
> called a profiler. Anyway, I can't find one anywhere - not Screwfix,
> not Machine Mart, not Axminster. Not e-bay. Totally blank stare from
> the guy at B&Q! (He must have been at least 16.)
Profile Gauge. A couple available at Lee Valley among other places.