Timeline for How to make a cork backed steel ruler?
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| Nov 30, 2020 at 16:49 | answer | added | Chris H | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 29, 2020 at 21:46 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Nov 29, 2020 at 16:45 | comment | added | FreeMan | In general, be wary of "recommendations" stating "must". In general, one "must" use common sense and care when using power tools to avoid injury or damaging your work, however, that's about as "must" as it comes to wood working. If you're building, you "must" follow codes or your building won't be approved for occupancy, but, frankly, even that is an option (an expensive one, but an option). I wouldn't even say your tool kit "must" contain a saw for wood working - there are other ways of shortening wood. It may not be pretty, but call it a style & sell it for $$$$$! | |
| Nov 28, 2020 at 18:31 | comment | added | Graphus | ...and there are many current-day situations where you want a countersink of a specific diameter (e.g. for doing recessed screwheads, where the countersink in the wood isn't grossly oversized for the size of the screw used) so to specify a single diameter is again very short-sighted. | |
| Nov 28, 2020 at 18:30 | comment | added | Graphus | If you did still want to back a rule with cork it's possibly worth noting that it may be as difficult to find that as the rules themselves! The cork-backed rules I've seen and handled myself (all made for draughtsmen/architects BTW) the backing has been extremely thin, certainly less than 2mm and possibly under 1mm in some cases. I've never seen cork that thin for sale that I can recall (not that I have looked I must admit). Now, re. the countersink thing, yet again that's an opinion being stated as a fact! Yes, such countersinks are great on wood but they are by no means essential [contd] | |
| Nov 28, 2020 at 3:37 | vote | accept | saraf | ||
| Nov 27, 2020 at 16:58 | history | edited | Caleb | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Fixed the name of the author of the referenced book.
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| Nov 27, 2020 at 16:42 | answer | added | Caleb | timeline score: 5 | |
| Nov 27, 2020 at 16:13 | comment | added | saraf | hmmmm .... I thought as much ... as there are NO cork backed steel rules available here. This is a separate question - but - there is a recommendation that says "The countersink must have only one flute and must be ½" diameter." ... what's up with that - the most commonly available ones on amazon are 5 flute ones ... I will post this as another question later. (note: I am a newbie.) | |
| Nov 27, 2020 at 15:54 | comment | added | Graphus | That... that quote is just plain ridiculous. Backing a steel rule with cork (for one or both of two reasons) is a draughting tip :-| As far as its applicability to woodworking in general, I can't think of one situation where my rules not being backed with cork has been an issue. As far as 18"/460mm being a must, what about 12"/300mm and 6"/150mm?? Those are far more practical sizes in day-to-day woodworking for the majority of users! | |
| Nov 27, 2020 at 14:53 | comment | added | saraf | In any - case, if I had to make one - then I gather that I will need to buy the thinnest cork possible - thanks @Graphus | |
| Nov 27, 2020 at 14:49 | comment | added | saraf | :-D hahaha ... I guess that he meant - that if you are a beginner and are just buying tools - it would be better for it to be an 18" one. The book is oriented towards beginning woodworkers and DIY. | |
| Nov 27, 2020 at 13:50 | comment | added | FreeMan | "Must" is an awfully strong word. I guess I'd better head to the shop and chuck the 6" & 12" rules from my combination squares. And all my longer ones had better have some cork applied ASAP, else the woodworking police are going to come take my tools! If I have issues with a rule sliding, it's because I'm measuring on a vertical surface and I'll lay the piece down, get a clamp or find a helper. | |
| Nov 27, 2020 at 10:04 | comment | added | saraf | The book says - "Your ruler must be 18" long and should have a cork back to stop it from sliding around. This is more important than it sounds." | |
| Nov 26, 2020 at 23:09 | comment | added | Aloysius Defenestrate | Agree that holding the ruler above the work by any thickness is not helpful. | |
| Nov 26, 2020 at 15:39 | comment | added | Graphus | BTW what is the supposed advantage of the cork backing? | |
| Nov 26, 2020 at 15:39 | comment | added | Graphus | TBH I think this barely qualifies as being within the remit of Woodworking. But apart from that, consider Chris Platt's judgement of it being "really important" just one guy's opinion! I don't know of anyone else who insists they're even particularly useful, much less vital. Aaand, not a few woodworking books suggest strongly that the marking on a rule should be as close to the surface as possible while any backing material obviously increases this distance — increasing the chance of parallax errors as you view from different angles. And it also makes any rule modified this way single-sided. | |
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| Nov 26, 2020 at 11:40 | history | asked | saraf | CC BY-SA 4.0 |