Woodpecker has brought the square back!

[builderbob]

Hey all!  Just got an email and as the title states, the strong push from the FOG has gotten this square to come back for the third year in a row!  I got the 26" last year and plan to get the smaller one this time around!
http://www.woodpeck.com/ott2616square.html

 

[JayStPeter]

Placed my order for the 26" this morning.  My desire for either the 26" square or 18" triangle will become both.

 

[gdjenkins10]

I jumped on the Metric bandwagon so I have 450mm/660mm square combo and 450 mm triangle on order. Christmas present to self has been ordered.  December delivery, might forget I ordered by then.

 

[builderbob]

I jumped on the Metric bandwagon so I have 450mm/660mm square combo and 450 mm triangle on order. Christmas present to self has been ordered.  December delivery, might forget I ordered by then.

That's exactly what happened to me last year...totally forgot that the square was due and it showed up like a little elf just left it for me!

 

[jelee01]

Just placed my order also for the 26" square myself. Wished I had known this one was coming before last month's news of a 18" triangle square. Oh well. Really like the woodpecker rules and squares.  Agree. I'll probably forget all about it till December!

 

[jeep jake]

not to highjack this, but what do you guys think of the chappell squares?

 

[Claimdude]

Ordered the 18" today. I received my 6 in paolini ruler a couple of weeks ago and am thinking my compass (1 time tool) should be showing up soon.

Jack

 

[Guilliaume woodworks]

Not gonna miss this one...ordered it yesterday ..26" with case..waiting til December seems like eternity!

 

[tjacks66]

If you were going to buy just one, which would it be: the 26" or 18", metric or Imperial?

 

[Bikeboy80]

Not gonna miss this one...ordered it yesterday ..26" with case..waiting til December seems like eternity!

Ordered my 26" a week ago, I had kinda forgotten about it until I saw this thread again! [unsure]

 

[GhostFist]

not to highjack this, but what do you guys think of the chappell squares?

Chappell squares are true framing squares, these woodpecker versions are not. If you are someone who actually uses the tables on a framing square for rafter and polygon layout then chappell's look to be the king. Doesn't look like you can do stair or rafter layout with the woodpecker as it doesn't lay flat.

 

[deepcreek]

I just ordered the large precision triangle so now I am on the fence as to whether I need one of the big squares.

Can anyone provide input on where you would use one over the other?

 

[rmwarren]

Since coordinated efforts seems to work in getting WP to reintroduce tools, is anyone else interested in the setup blocks they did back in 2011/12?

http://www.woodpeck.com/setupblocks.html and http://www.woodpeck.com/ottdeluxesetup.html

I regret missing these and would purchase both metric/imperial if they came available again.

You can add to the One-Time Tools request list here: http://www.woodpeck.com/ottsignup.html.

RMW

 

[CarolinaNomad]

I made a request for imperial and metric set up blocks.

 

[GhostFist]

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=45089&cat=1,43513,51657

 

[fshanno]

Check the screws when you take delivery and regularly thereafter.  THEY WILL LOOSEN!.  I was asking for it because I clamped mine down and used it as a guide for power tools and I suppose the vibration loosened them. 

It's fussy to get them back in place and locked down.  There's only a small amount of play in the holes but it is enough set it off quit a bit way out at that 26" extremity. 

Relying on friction is not good.  Ideally it would be one monolithic object machined from a single piece of aluminum.  I suppose that would have pushed the cost out of sight or perhaps that isn't feasible.  Barring that there should be positive machined locking, a key way or slot or something, for the side pieces.  Or even the stainless steel pins that the 12" has.

 

[Sparktrician]

I made a request for imperial and metric set up blocks.

I asked them to make 1.5mm and 3mm setup blocks available separately in groups of 6-8 on a chain, much like a Formica/Wilsonart chip chain; the 1.5mm specifically for use with the LR 32 when drilling cup hinge holes in doors that are 3mm shorter than the 32mm increment on the holy rail, and the 3mm for setting consistent reveals in a stack of doors and/or drawers. 

 

[jelee01]

Since coordinated efforts seems to work in getting WP to reintroduce tools, is anyone else interested in the setup blocks they did back in 2011/12?

http://www.woodpeck.com/setupblocks.html and http://www.woodpeck.com/ottdeluxesetup.html

I regret missing these and would purchase both metric/imperial if they came available again.

You can add to the One-Time Tools request list here: http://www.woodpeck.com/ottsignup.html.

RMW

Yes! Me too. Wished I'd ordered those especially the larger set. I've sent in a few one time bring 'em back requests.  Would like the setup blocks to come back again.

 

[PaulMarcel]

Check the screws when you take delivery and regularly thereafter.  THEY WILL LOOSEN!.  I was asking for it because I clamped mine down and used it as a guide for power tools and I suppose the vibration loosened them. 

It's fussy to get them back in place and locked down.  There's only a small amount of play in the holes but it is enough set it off quit a bit way out at that 26" extremity. 

Relying on friction is not good.  Ideally it would be one monolithic object machined from a single piece of aluminum.  I suppose that would have pushed the cost out of sight or perhaps that isn't feasible.  Barring that there should be positive machined locking, a key way or slot or something, for the side pieces.   Or even the stainless steel pins that the 12" has.

Couldn't you put a drop of Loctite Blue on the threads? It's made to be removable with hand tools, but won't allow vibrations to loosen the screws.

 

[Sparktrician]

Couldn't you put a drop of Loctite Blue on the threads? It's made to be removable with hand tools, but won't allow vibrations to loosen the screws.

Loctite 242 (blue, in a red bottle) is wonderful, especially in high vibration/high recoil applications.  I've been using it for scope mount and scope ring screws, and not one has ever worked its way loose, yet when I need to make a change, the screwdriver has no difficulty breaking them free.