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Appreciation post: My uncle's old framing square trick saved a whole wall layout
My uncle, a retired framer, told me to always check a new square against a known straight edge before trusting it. I bought a cheap one for a shed project last month and figured it was fine. Sure enough, when I laid out the first wall, the corner was off by a full quarter inch over eight feet. I checked it against my level and the square was bent. Has anyone else had a brand new tool be that far out of true right out of the box?
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the_faith11d ago
Friend bought a speed square that was warped.
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joseph_green1311d agoTop Commenter
Yeah, I've had that happen too. It's so annoying when the basic tools can't even get it right.
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