Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Setting Angles on a Bevel Gauge
Bob Hutchins in Central TX
>I asked this over on the noisy side but figured it wouldn't hurt to post here too.
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to use a framing square to set a specific angle on a bevel gauge? Say a feller wants to set 20 deg on his bevel and has no other tool than his framing square. Isn't there a way to set that, or any other, angle using the square without resorting to doing math?
'Preciate it!
BobH
Re: Setting Angles on a Bevel Gauge *LINK*
Jim in Burlington Ontario
>If you need to set it exactly use a protractor or the miter saw.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?SID=&ccurrency=2&page=44935&category=1,46096,46100
Re: Setting Angles on a Bevel Gauge
Todd Stock
>Sure...place the framing square with the inside 16ths scale along the front of the bench, and the 10ths scale on the right running vertically. Measure out 10 inches on the 16th scale and 3.64" on the 10ths scale...should have 20 degree angle adjacent to the 10 inch mark on the 16ths scale.
Said I'd give you a solution for 20 degrees with no other tools...and I did.
But seriously, there are some geometric methods to find various angles, but probably the quickest way is to take the tangent of the angle (TAN key on most calcs) and multiply the result by 10. Measure up the 10ths scale this amount, then use the edge of the bench and the angle formed from the 10" mark on the other inside scale to mark a bevel board for future reference (and so you'll never have to do trig again).
On second thought, just pop for the Bevel Boss and be done with it.
FYI - the approximation given on the loud side is good for exactly one angle - 45 degrees.
Then that person realy
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>needs to drop some denaro on a speed square;). I wouldn't know what to do with out mine.
Great tip.
John Pappas
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