youtuber ABOM (sp?) did a tour of the factory in Athol. It was interesting; he met the president (surname: Starrett) and showed him some tools that he inherited and still uses, The president said "That's the problem -- these things never break!"
They're pretty common, I've seen lots of them over the past 40+ years I've been whittling metal. Your video reminded me that I needed to pick another one up. My shop was in my brother's garage, burned to the ground 2 days before I was going to move it to my new home. I had a couple, lost in the fire. I used it a lot as a 'T' Square when doing layouts with a good rule, Dykem blue, a scriber, and a center punch - the old fashioned way. With a DRO on my mill and lathe I don't do nearly as much layout as I used to, but when I do, this is a great tool to have in your box.
@@IMSAIGuy Acetone cuts it well, always been my goto for cleaning it off the work and any that gets somewhere unintended. We have 'Toolroom Ink Remover' in aerosol cans at work, which turns out is just acetone in a can according to the MSD sheet.
Interesting widget I've never come across one here in the UK. To be honest I don't really see any use for it. There are plenty of variants of squares and depth gauges about. Slotted rules are fairly uncommon (apart from in the cheap Chinese carpenters combination squares) The block that you fix a rule to so that it stands upright is something that you often make when being taught basic workshop practice. I've still got my straight edge and centre finder, but I think I gave my "rule block" to a friend. They only take ten mins or less to make on the mill so not a big deal. Andy
I love seeing old tools that have been kept in good condition and especially if they have their previous owners names on them.
youtuber ABOM (sp?) did a tour of the factory in Athol. It was interesting; he met the president (surname: Starrett) and showed him some tools that he inherited and still uses, The president said "That's the problem -- these things never break!"
abom79
A thing of beauty!
They're pretty common, I've seen lots of them over the past 40+ years I've been whittling metal. Your video reminded me that I needed to pick another one up. My shop was in my brother's garage, burned to the ground 2 days before I was going to move it to my new home. I had a couple, lost in the fire. I used it a lot as a 'T' Square when doing layouts with a good rule, Dykem blue, a scriber, and a center punch - the old fashioned way. With a DRO on my mill and lathe I don't do nearly as much layout as I used to, but when I do, this is a great tool to have in your box.
I spilled some Dykem last week. not a good day
@@IMSAIGuy Acetone cuts it well, always been my goto for cleaning it off the work and any that gets somewhere unintended. We have 'Toolroom Ink Remover' in aerosol cans at work, which turns out is just acetone in a can according to the MSD sheet.
Interesting widget I've never come across one here in the UK. To be honest I don't really see any use for it. There are plenty of variants of squares and depth gauges about. Slotted rules are fairly uncommon (apart from in the cheap Chinese carpenters combination squares) The block that you fix a rule to so that it stands upright is something that you often make when being taught basic workshop practice. I've still got my straight edge and centre finder, but I think I gave my "rule block" to a friend. They only take ten mins or less to make on the mill so not a big deal.
Andy