The speed square can be used as a saw “Guide” when cutting with a hand saw. 90deg 45deg even the angles if held tight. I have produced many accurate cuts with out a miter saw
That slot along the bottom of the speed square is used for marking over form the line you draw. It’s a little easier then using a tap all the time for making the short measurements.
What the hell, a couple weeks ago i bought a laser for grading my property, a week later you drop a video on how to use it. Last week i bought my first speed square (not common in Scandinavia) and was wondering what all the numbers are for, and NOW you drop this? Have you rigged my house or something? Great video as always though
@@ibrazeau3044 I dont really know what its called but its L shaped and has measurements on the long part and trough internets searches i think its called framing square or try square. Yeah mine is metric
Robkhalifa - I use one of those too sometimes. There is also also carpenter squares, engineer square and combination squares. There are so many types lolll. The speed square is my go to for most everything!
Depending on brand they aren’t all set up the same. A nice feature for wall layout on some is where the notches are on that one, the thickness from outside to inside is 1-1/2” so when laying out stud locations especially for window and door openings (king and jack studs) you can trace both sides of the square and not have to measure out a1-1/2” for every stud
A 4-12 pitch is 18-1/2° Actually it’s 18.43° but we as framing carpenters call it 18-1/2° The only roof pitch that lands on a full degree is the 12-12 pitch which lands on 45°
Franky, should make TH-cam videos that could be used as shop class for homeschoolers or high schoolers that don’t have a shop class. He seems like a shop teacher.
Those slots are for knocks it's like a nut and bolt so once you set the square you tighten them both up and it's set up just put on the board and keep marking.
Other than this, do they have a book/video for Dummies on how to operate this speed square? I got confused back at pitch and the rest went to hell from there. Great video though, I just need to replay it over and over until my tired old brain figures it all out, at least for what I'm doing! I've always loved woodworking, all though not able to as a profession, but as a hobby and a challenge! Despite being a bit clueless on it's many operations, for carpenters, woodworkers'and those who do it as a hobby, it is a remarkably awesome tool! Who ever came up with this tool, is not only smart, but no doubt awfully damn rich for it! Thankfully my hobby, doesn't include building homes or putting roofs on them, I am going to make new vanities for the bathrooms in our 10 year old home we recently purchased and other things from there. Thanks for the great video!!!
That little slot with the numbers that you weren't sure what use it had? Those are measurements from the pivot along the edge that you've put the fence/pivot against. I find it's useful for pretty much anything where you need to mark an offset along the edge you're measuring, and can be used either way. I used it for setting my straightedge guide (read, a spare strip of plywood that included a factory edge) for my circular saw on plywood panels, since my saw has pretty much exactly either 5" or 1.5" between the kerf of the blade and edge of the shoe, and measuring the offset was faster and generally more reliable than me doing maths involving 1/8ths of inches. Of course, a jig would have possibly been even faster and maybe would have given a better cut, but it's a lot easier to store a square than an 8 ft. long jig. But, I'd just mark the intended length, score it with the square, then shift the edge over so that the mark was visible in the window at the desired offset, then score the new offset to put the guide through.
A lot of speed squares will have the pitch numbers written on them with the degrees next to it, for faster figuring. But off the top of my head I’m pretty sure a 4 pitch is actually 18.5 degrees not 19
Hi Stan, I have a question about your bidding process. I remember that in your area the market rate for a single labor hand per hour (landscape) is approx $65 that you aim to earn for each hour. I also recall that you aim for around $95 per hour for your skid steer working on a job. My question is when you bid to make $95/hour for the skid steer does that include the skid steer operators rate with the equipment or do you charge additionally to compensate for the skid steer operator? Thanks so much Stan, keep killing it!
Great video and how to determine how to cut your birds mouth. I am terrible about doing angles those are good tips but I will have to practice. I don't build that much since I started doing small engines and some metal fabrication. But I could use the speed square with steel as well.
ClintL63 it’s called a common rafter cut for the shorter cut. For the longer cut it’s called a seat cut. To get a 4/12 common cut you need to but your square flush with the end of your wood or measurement, than pivot the square staying on measurement line or end of board to a 4 common on the common cut label in the middle of the square. To get a seat cut you like your square up flush to the end of board or measurement and make a tic in the direction the 4/12 pitch is in the middle Column also under the common section. Than hold your square from corner to your tic like a ruler and scribe the line from corner or measurement like to the tic. Also works better with a 1 foot or 2 foot framing square since you can scribe the seats cuts better. Hope this helped
When I hire a green guy I give him a chance....than when the inevitable happens I take my sharpie and cross out the hip/valley side, it wears off by the time he might actually need to use it
Don’t know if this is a content filler or a bad instructional video. Appreciate the try, but teach Frankie some camera skills and practice the delivery and this would be way more beneficial and easy to understand by just actually building something basic. You’re not covering any roof framing even
And I was happy with just a 90degree angle and 45. Wow, look at what I have learned now!! 👍🏻
Good to hear, thanks for viewing!
You just helped out alot of dummy's. Or individuals that are stuck on a project
Brass stair gauges go well with large speed squares for marking out birds mouths on rafters, and on stairs if used on framing squares.
The speed square can be used as a saw “Guide” when cutting with a hand saw. 90deg 45deg even the angles if held tight. I have produced many accurate cuts with out a miter saw
That slot along the bottom of the speed square is used for marking over form the line you draw. It’s a little easier then using a tap all the time for making the short measurements.
Awesome ! Well i was going to ask if franck has a channel, but i got the answer at the end :-) cheers to him
Thanks Amine!
Clear as mud!! Lol
What the hell, a couple weeks ago i bought a laser for grading my property, a week later you drop a video on how to use it. Last week i bought my first speed square (not common in Scandinavia) and was wondering what all the numbers are for, and NOW you drop this? Have you rigged my house or something? Great video as always though
Keep buying tools!!
Robkhalifa - not common... I think almost everyone uses one here! what do you guys use instead? Is your speed square metric?
@@ibrazeau3044 I dont really know what its called but its L shaped and has measurements on the long part and trough internets searches i think its called framing square or try square. Yeah mine is metric
Robkhalifa - I use one of those too sometimes. There is also also carpenter squares, engineer square and combination squares. There are so many types lolll. The speed square is my go to for most everything!
Thanks for this refresher. Like shooting, tool usage can be a perishable skill if you don't use certain functions frequently. Easy to make mistakes.
You're welcome Thomas, for sure1
Depending on brand they aren’t all set up the same. A nice feature for wall layout on some is where the notches are on that one, the thickness from outside to inside is 1-1/2” so when laying out stud locations especially for window and door openings (king and jack studs) you can trace both sides of the square and not have to measure out a1-1/2” for every stud
A 4-12 pitch is 18-1/2°
Actually it’s 18.43° but we as framing carpenters call it 18-1/2°
The only roof pitch that lands on a full degree is the 12-12 pitch which lands on 45°
Franky, should make TH-cam videos that could be used as shop class for homeschoolers or high schoolers that don’t have a shop class. He seems like a shop teacher.
Those slots are for knocks it's like a nut and bolt so once you set the square you tighten them both up and it's set up just put on the board and keep marking.
Other than this, do they have a book/video for Dummies on how to operate this speed square? I got confused back at pitch and the rest went to hell from there. Great video though, I just need to replay it over and over until my tired old brain figures it all out, at least for what I'm doing! I've always loved woodworking, all though not able to as a profession, but as a hobby and a challenge! Despite being a bit clueless on it's many operations, for carpenters, woodworkers'and those who do it as a hobby, it is a remarkably awesome tool! Who ever came up with this tool, is not only smart, but no doubt awfully damn rich for it! Thankfully my hobby, doesn't include building homes or putting roofs on them, I am going to make new vanities for the bathrooms in our 10 year old home we recently purchased and other things from there. Thanks for the great video!!!
Awesome, never seen converting.great vid
Happy that you like it, thanks !
That little slot with the numbers that you weren't sure what use it had? Those are measurements from the pivot along the edge that you've put the fence/pivot against. I find it's useful for pretty much anything where you need to mark an offset along the edge you're measuring, and can be used either way.
I used it for setting my straightedge guide (read, a spare strip of plywood that included a factory edge) for my circular saw on plywood panels, since my saw has pretty much exactly either 5" or 1.5" between the kerf of the blade and edge of the shoe, and measuring the offset was faster and generally more reliable than me doing maths involving 1/8ths of inches. Of course, a jig would have possibly been even faster and maybe would have given a better cut, but it's a lot easier to store a square than an 8 ft. long jig. But, I'd just mark the intended length, score it with the square, then shift the edge over so that the mark was visible in the window at the desired offset, then score the new offset to put the guide through.
Good video
Thanks Brian!
Great vid. Thanks for the tips.
You're welcome, hope they help you out!
Good video, good information. Keep them coming!
Will do Mark, thanks for being here!
Hey Stanley from Croatia...Big Respect :)
Thanks for the refresher
No problem Mark!
A lot of speed squares will have the pitch numbers written on them with the degrees next to it, for faster figuring. But off the top of my head I’m pretty sure a 4 pitch is actually 18.5 degrees not 19
Hi Stan,
I have a question about your bidding process. I remember that in your area the market rate for a single labor hand per hour (landscape) is approx $65 that you aim to earn for each hour. I also recall that you aim for around $95 per hour for your skid steer working on a job. My question is when you bid to make $95/hour for the skid steer does that include the skid steer operators rate with the equipment or do you charge additionally to compensate for the skid steer operator?
Thanks so much Stan, keep killing it!
Love it, nice refresher!
Great, thanks !
Awesome video! Learned alot😊👍
Glad to hear it, thanks !
I’m looking for that video you made about Marketing your postcards or door hangers where they don’t get thrown in the trash how to make them stand out
dang... i just learned a thing!! thanks bud!
No problem, thanks for watching!
Great video and how to determine how to cut your birds mouth. I am terrible about doing angles those are good tips but I will have to practice. I don't build that much since I started doing small engines and some metal fabrication. But I could use the speed square with steel as well.
Thanks Ted!
explain the difference btw a long 4/12 and a short 4/12 and show how to get it on the square
ClintL63 it’s called a common rafter cut for the shorter cut. For the longer cut it’s called a seat cut. To get a 4/12 common cut you need to but your square flush with the end of your wood or measurement, than pivot the square staying on measurement line or end of board to a 4 common on the common cut label in the middle of the square. To get a seat cut you like your square up flush to the end of board or measurement and make a tic in the direction the 4/12 pitch is in the middle Column also under the common section. Than hold your square from corner to your tic like a ruler and scribe the line from corner or measurement like to the tic.
Also works better with a 1 foot or 2 foot framing square since you can scribe the seats cuts better. Hope this helped
Let frankie know that you can use the triangle as is for steps
The brass clamps on a framing square is so much easier for stairs
When I hire a green guy I give him a chance....than when the inevitable happens I take my sharpie and cross out the hip/valley side, it wears off by the time he might actually need to use it
Haha I’ve been a framing carpenter for 18yrs and I got a kick out of that!!
Wow! HD sweatshirts are too expensive (even on sale) for me to wear on the job.
Hello boys I just want to say something I’m a union carpenter for local 1005 and a 4/12 pitch is not 19 degrees it’s actually 18.5 degrees just saying
Don’t know if this is a content filler or a bad instructional video. Appreciate the try, but teach Frankie some camera skills and practice the delivery and this would be way more beneficial and easy to understand by just actually building something basic. You’re not covering any roof framing even
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Thanks for being here Douglas!