Overview
This versatile gauge lets you make perfect hairline layout marks both with and across wood grain. The hardened steel cutting wheel is beveled on one side, creating a natural pull that forces the face of the gauge against your work piece for straight, wander-free marks. Features a solid brass body, knurled lock nut, graduated scales and a recess to protect the cutter in storage.
Additional features:
- Shaft has graduated scales (1 mm and 1/8 inch increments) for easy reference
- Doubles as a depth gauge
- Great for quick measurement transfers
- Wheel retracts into face of the gauge for protection and easy vertical storage
- Free-spinning wheel cuts wood fibers - doesn't tear them
- Designed for comfortable one-handed operation
- Balanced feel
Specifications:
- Precision machined solid-brass body and knurled lock nut
- 8" long shaft
Tech Spec
| Brand | Rockler |
|---|---|
| Weight (lbs) | 0.4300 |
| Style | Wheel |
Reviews
A simple, well made, and effective...
Posted March 10, 2011
A simple, well made, and effective tool at a great price. No need to say more.
Well constructed unit with solid steel...
Posted February 25, 2011
Well constructed unit with solid steel rod and solid brass head. I don't really mind the 1/8 " graduations because I either set it by eye or I measure with an accurate rule. I wasn't so happy with the play of the wheel. I thought it had way too much wobble and I wasn't happy with how dull the edge was, but for a sale price I'm not going to complain. I unscrewed the wheel and honed the wide side on a diamond stone till it was acceptably sharp and then I took the tiny bronze bushing and did the same on a couple wet stones. I simply measured the steel wheel's thickness with a dial caliper and made the bronze bushing exactly 1/1000 of an inch thicker. No more wobble and the wheel is sharp and it rotates freely.
At the current low price this...
Posted February 19, 2011
At the current low price this is a great value. I wasn't sure if I'd like this style of gauge, so I was reluctent to spend a lot of cash on a guess. After playing around with this tool for a few days now, I've come to really like it. Definitely better than a pin guage. The 1/8th graduations don't bother me. Using the existing scale marks as a reference, eyeballing 16ths isn't too hard. You can also convert inches to millimeters and use the metric side if you really wanted to.
Like another poster, I need it...
Posted January 3, 2011
Like another poster, I need it for dovetails, and the marking is not precise. The blade wobbles, and for some reasons the thumb screw does not stay tight, causing some measuring issues. Wheel having play makes it worthless since I'm doing doves by hand, I need a precise line, not a round-a-bout-kind-of=close-good-enough-for-government-work-line. Waste of cash, save up and step up to a better type or model.
This tool is well constructed and...
Posted December 31, 2010
This tool is well constructed and should last a lifetime. I bought it because it will transfer a line to my project more consistently than a pin type layout tool will.
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