OldSouthWoodCraft Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Anyone familiar with a "Twix" brand ruler or combination square? Found this is in an old junker tool box and thought I would bring it back to life. However I've never even heard of this brand before. Possibly it's before my time and has since gone the way of Studebaker, AMC, and Saturn . Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Is it a left Twix or a right Twix ? Couldn't resist ! Sorry never heard of them. Maybe it's regional or Canadian ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSouthWoodCraft Posted March 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Is it a left Twix or a right Twix ? Couldn't resist ! Sorry never heard of them. Maybe it's regional or Canadian ? Generally I'm a right Twix guy but this is is ambidextrous. Lol. I know the guy who I bought this from lived most of his life in the Northeast so it could be from up there. I know when I lived in TN everything was made by the Mayes Brothers. It definitely isnt Canadian though because it has a Made in USA stamp on it. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Clean it up an try it out. Not heard of the brand myself but it might be ok. Test it for square by scribing a line, flipping the square and then scribing another line. If the two lines are parallel you are good to go. If not they can usually be adjusted by filing one of the two nubs inside the heel of the square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuilderBill Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Silly wabbit, Twix is for kids! Sorry, couldn't resist... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nailbender Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Hi OldSouthWoodCrafter, Your steel rule is old. There was a TWIS rule in my grandfathers tools and he died in 1952. He had been a boiler tender at Denver, CO schools and had a number of old things that came from shop classes sand were stamper with the school name.. I searched this morning and found TWIX also made block planes with great features. Some of the tools are shown here mixed in with the current twix items. they also made bevel squares. https://workingbyhand.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/the-block-planes-of-superheroes-ix-twix/ My rule das a 45 degree angled head but not a 90 degree one. I am going to take mine down to Charlie's Tools in Denver and see if he has a square head. He has on old building with a basement and 2nd. floor. It is full of every tool and then some. I hope this helps, nailbender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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