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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauge_%28instrument%29 '''Gauges'''] are mainly used in designing and making to measure, mark or transfer distances. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauge_%28instrument%29 '''Gauges'''] are mainly used in designing and making to measure, mark or transfer distances. | ||
=====Features and Applications===== | |||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marking_gauge '''Marking Gauge'''] | | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marking_gauge '''Marking Gauge'''] | ||
| Used to scribe lines parallel to the | | Used to scribe lines parallel to the '''[[Face Side and Face Edge|Face Edge]]''' or '''[[Face Side and Face Edge|Face Side]]''' of timber or similar materials ''(i.e. used in much the same way that '''[[Oddleg Calipers|Oddlegs]]''' are used by metalworkers)''. | ||
| [[File:MarkingGauge3.png|200px|right]] | | [[File:MarkingGauge3.png|200px|right]] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marking_gauge '''Cutting Gauge'''] | | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marking_gauge '''Cutting Gauge'''] | ||
| The small cutting blade is used instead of the normal '''''spur''''' of a Marking Gauge when lines have to be scribed across the | | The small cutting blade is used instead of the normal '''''spur''''' of a Marking Gauge when lines have to be scribed across the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_grain '''Grain'''] ''(e.g. when marking out a shoulder for a '''[[Housing Joint]]''')'' | ||
| [[File:CuttingGauge2.png|200px|right]] | | [[File:CuttingGauge2.png|200px|right]] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marking_gauge '''Mortise Gauge'''] '''''(aka Mortice Gauge)''''' | | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marking_gauge '''Mortise Gauge'''] '''''(aka Mortice Gauge)''''' | ||
| These are similar to a Marking Gauge but have two '''spurs''' which are set a distance apart equal to the '''[[Mortise Chisel]]''' to be used when marking out for a '''[[Mortise and Tenon Joint]]''' for example. | | These are similar to a Marking Gauge but have two '''spurs''' which are set a distance apart equal to the '''[[Chisels|Mortise Chisel]]''' to be used when marking out for a '''[[Mortise and Tenon Joint]]''' for example. | ||
| [[File:MortiseGauge.png|200px|right]] | | [[File:MortiseGauge.png|200px|right]] | ||
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| [[File:BevelGauge.png|150px|right]] | | [[File:BevelGauge.png|150px|right]] | ||
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{{Gauges Buyers Guide}} | |||
[[Category:Secondary]] | [[Category:Secondary]] | ||
[[Category:Marking and Measuring Tools]] | [[Category:Marking and Measuring Tools]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:05, 9 September 2016
Description
Gauges are mainly used in designing and making to measure, mark or transfer distances.
Features and Applications
| Marking Gauge | Used to scribe lines parallel to the Face Edge or Face Side of timber or similar materials (i.e. used in much the same way that Oddlegs are used by metalworkers). |  |
| Cutting Gauge | The small cutting blade is used instead of the normal spur of a Marking Gauge when lines have to be scribed across the Grain (e.g. when marking out a shoulder for a Housing Joint) |  |
| Pencil Gauge | Sometimes scribing a line into the surface would be detrimental to the finished product and so, although less accurate, a pencil can be used instead of either a spur or a blade (e.g. when marking a bevel or chamfer) |  |
| Mortise Gauge (aka Mortice Gauge) | These are similar to a Marking Gauge but have two spurs which are set a distance apart equal to the Mortise Chisel to be used when marking out for a Mortise and Tenon Joint for example. |  |
| Bevel Gauge (aka Bevel Square or Sliding Bevel) | These are used to copy or mark angles other than the more common 90 degrees or 45 degrees. |  |
- See also Precision Marking and Measuring for information on gauges used in engineering.
 
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| Draper Marking Gauge
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Draper Marking and Mortice Gauge
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Irwin Marples Marking Gauge
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Irwin Marples Mortice Gauge
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Irwin Marples Cutting Gauge
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Carpenters Sliding Bevel
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