Homemade Thickness Caliper
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Mattia on projectguitar.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade thickness caliper comprised of an MDF frame fitted with a dial gauge.
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(1)
May 30, 2016 2:03 PM
thuzmund
I am learning to use hand planes to prepare wood. I commonly use a caliper to test my accuracy preparing an even-thickness board. I could just slip it through something link this. (Great for loads of practice, including a classroom setting.) Great job!
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DIY Thickness Caliper - comment on how to build a Thickness Caliper - 1 comments
thuzmund says:
May 30, 2016 2:03 PM
I am learning to use hand planes to prepare wood. I commonly use a caliper to test my accuracy preparing an even-thickness board. I could just slip it through something link this. (Great for loads of practice, including a classroom setting.) Great job!
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