bushwacked Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I have been looking at getting one of these for a long time ... now that they are on sale, annnnnd come with a free mini square, I may jump on this. However, my question is ... what size should I actually get? I was thinking 24" would be a safe bet, but would that just be too bulky? Would 12" be too little though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I have the 32" and wouldn't want shorter. Love the tool and would definitely buy it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Free? I doubt it. You pay for it in the big purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 11 minutes ago, RichardA said: Free? I doubt it. You pay for it in the big purchase. That's rather crumodgoney. The 32" alone on Amazon is $171. I'm pretty sure people know that marketing tactic but when the sale price is $145 for the 32" + mini and the mini square is normally $23. At some point, it may be actually free. Woodpecker could easily be thinning out an over stock of the mini squares, in which case, you are getting it for no cost and paying less on the main tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I agree with the 32". I bought a 24" woodpeckers ruler and now wish i had gotten the 36". It seems a lot more cumbersome than it actually is. I'm not to entirely sure what that mini square would be useful for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted November 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 18 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I agree with the 32". I bought a 24" woodpeckers ruler and now wish i had gotten the 36". It seems a lot more cumbersome than it actually is. I'm not to entirely sure what that mini square would be useful for. I am not either ... I was thinking maybe aligning tools like jointer or table saw blade ... possibly small boxes? Running out of ideas haha. I have just been wanting one of these for awhile and since they are on sale and adding extra stuff to it ... figured I may look hard into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 31 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I'm not to entirely sure what that mini square would be useful for. Yeah I'm kind of coming up empty also. I like my square to be resting on the metal of the table instead of the insert so I wouldn't use it for the table saw. Maybe for checking the jointer fence. I was thinking it would be a nice transfer square for joinery but without a raised lip on one side, I'm not sure how useful it would be for that purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I have the mini square...tried to use it for aligning my TS blade to the table and little stuff like that, but it's not ideal...I think it's main use case would be for checking if a chisel edge is square...so not much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Could be a sweet paper weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, JosephThomas said: checking if a chisel edge is square... or plane iron. I don't have the mini square but I have a similarly small engineers square that I keep in my apron pocket to check square on the inside corners during glue ups. I also use it on occasion to check my blade for square to the fence on my miter saw. Its for free and if you have it you may start to find uses for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I use mine all the time... Mostly for marking lines around a workpiece. It's red, so it doesn't get lost as much as the others... I also use it to align the flag stop on my MFT to the tape measure I added to the fence. Lots of uses come to mind for those of us that spend time in the shop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Just now, Llama said: Lots of uses come to mind for those of us that spend time in the shop. No. Lol. I meant I prefer to use something larger for everything else. I also have the framing square, and I tend to use that for most of the activities you guys are listing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, JosephThomas said: No. Lol. I meant I prefer to use something larger for everything else. I also have the framing square, and I tend to use that for most of the activities you guys are listing. Yes. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 20 minutes ago, Llama said: Lots of uses come to mind for those of us that spend time in the shop. Scratching your back, mini golf of sorts, yep, lots of uses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Just now, Immortan D said: Scratching your back, mini golf of sorts, yep, lots of uses. Someone gets me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 7 hours ago, bushwacked said: ... Would 12" be too little though? IMO yes. I bought the 12" and then went to the 24" I rarely use the smaller one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Llama said: Lots of uses come to mind for those of us that spend time in the shop. Shots fired! I have a small engineers square already at my jointer. I have one of those magnetic screw holders and it stays on that with the wrenches for what ever i need to do. I think I've used it once in 2 months. I have patents and copyrights for this so don't even think about stealing it or my lawyer will be contacting your lawyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, Chestnut said: Shots fired! It didn't sound like that when I said it in my head... but, since we're here... they know who they are 2 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I have patents and copyrights for this so don't even think about stealing it or my lawyer will be contacting your lawyer. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this is un-patentable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, Llama said: I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this is un-patentable sued for offensive slander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, JosephThomas said: sued for offensive slander. Been there, done that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Every time a bigger square won't fit I reach for the Woodpeckers mini square. It's surprising how often you can't fit a bigger square in someplace. The relived inside corner has come in handy several times. What I want to know is who is gonna buy an overpriced, oversized stainless compass ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 13 minutes ago, wdwerker said: What I want to know is who is gonna buy an overpriced, oversized stainless compass ? Depends on its color? Red? Kool aid green? Probably thousands of ppl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Oh and I have the 32" t-square...I love using it, but it's a bit large for smaller work sometimes...but I could only justify having one, and I'm glad I have the big one, bc otherwise I'd end up resorting to the tape measure when I need layout lines on larger things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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