The Tool Shed - 2
divider lets you accurately transfer measurements or scribe
circles without the legs of the tool moving.
I’ve already mentioned that one task easily handled by a set
of dividers is transferring measurements. Assume that you
have a scale plan for a simple handcar shed that you want to
build. The first step is to lay out the sides of the building on
styrene or basswood.
You could simply measure the width of each side of the
building on the scale plan using a scale ruler and then, using
a pencil, mark the widths on your siding material and cut
on the pencil lines. However, chances are good that the two
resulting pairs of sides will not be exactly the same width
2: This and the next photo illustrate the technique of “walking”
a divider over a sheet of styrene to result in one or more strips
of the same width. You start by making prick marks with both
divider needles.
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MRH-Oct 2013
