![]() We temporarily lock the adjustable bevel blade in place in the handle. The handle is now ready to receive the fixed blade which is initially "frozen" in place with the commercial cyanoacrylate adhesive and then mechanically locked with three rivets.From a manufacturing standpoint, what happens next is fascinating to watch. The brass is cleaned and prepped to receive the wood inlays, two matched pieces per side. Unlike many of our other tools which are constructed around a wood core, this is a solid metal handle with a wood inlay.The brass stock is precisely milled on a computer driven mill. ![]() The Squevel handle is milled from a solid 1-1/2 lb. The MG-2 accepts a pencil in the far end of the stems, a handy and practical feature. Certain layout conditions call for a reference line which is not scribed into your work, an erasable pencil mark is preferable. Now check this out: by firmly grabbing the two stems on the back side of the fence, you can loosen both locking knobs and slide the fence into a new position without adjusting your original 1/2" setting! The maximum marking distance from the fence is a generous eight inches.Both faces of the MG-2 fence are inset with 360 brass alloy wear plates. You will be delighted how easy this process is. Set the second cutter 1/2" away from the first. Measure and lock your first cutter (A small nylon pad buried in the fence prevents the brass locking screws from damaging the stems). Let's say you need to make a 1/2" wide tenon. It just works great.For mortise and tenon layout, both stems are used. The 5-1/2" long fence, combined with the contoured top, allows for dead certain registration with your lumber. Notice the locking knobs are located on the bottom of the tool, this simple design creates a tool which is comfortable, and a joy to hold and use. Dimensions as tight as 1/64th" are easily attainable. ![]() ![]() One handy feature of the MG-2 is the accuracy. You can accurately set the cutter distance from the fence by using your pocket rule (of course we are partial to our SR-6 Pocket Rule.). To use the tool as a marking gauge, simply slide one stem back until the cutter is recessed into the fence (we've milled a bevel for this purpose). The actual cut is a razor crisp, consistently clean, readable mark in all woods and is comparable to a knife slice. Flip it back and your previously set angle is raring to go. Flip the tool over and you have the accurate (plus or minus. What this means is that if you set the blade at 60 degrees, this square will automatically provide the complementary angle of 30 degrees! You can adjust this square to any angle you want (we recommend using a protractor head), tighten the knob and the angle is firmly secured. The fixed 90 degree handle is now on top. Now loosen the knurled knob (which has a perfectly executed Brazilian kingwood inlay in the top), and you know have an adjustable square with a full 180 degrees if infinite adjustment. At first glance the square appears exactly as it did seconds ago. Simply turn the square over so the brass knob is up. This allows you to lay out lines from the extreme right of your stock to the extreme left without flipping the square over-this eliminates the problem if drawing converging lines which occurs from the error factor of all squares. The handle is fastened to the blade in a "T" formation (similar to a draftsman's T-square). The handle is solid rosewood, faced with brass wear plates which are secured with an adhesive and flush set screws. The blade is 24" long, satin chrome plated, one and one-half inches wide by. The AS-24 Adjustable Angle Square consists of a blade, handle and a solid brass turned knob.
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