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A marking gauge with a slight difference

Postby rxh » 15 Jul 2022, 21:36

Some wheel-type marking gauges have the advantage that the cutting edge is at the very end of the stem. However, some people (me included) do not get on with that kind of gauge. This is an alternative approach, with a cutter mounted in a hole at 45 degrees to the axis of the stem and secured with a grub screw. The cutter is made of 3 mm diameter silver steel rod, unhardened but still fairly hard and capable of being filed by the user to any desired point shape. The hole in the stock has a slug of nylon to prevent metal-to-metal contact between the locking screw and the stem. The wood is mahogany, re-cycled from an old piece of furniture.
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Re: A marking gauge with a slight difference

Postby Pete Maddex » 15 Jul 2022, 22:11

I do like a nice marking gauge and that’s a nice one.


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Re: A marking gauge with a slight difference

Postby AndyT » 15 Jul 2022, 22:37

Oh yes.

I especially like the Spiers style locking screw - was that done with a special profile cutter?
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Re: A marking gauge with a slight difference

Postby Cabinetman » 16 Jul 2022, 00:21

Very nice indeed, is the shaft thick enough to drill the other end for a pencil?
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Re: A marking gauge with a slight difference

Postby Doug » 16 Jul 2022, 06:30

That looks great, nice & compact :eusa-clap: can the cutter be reversed so the flat surface is facing down?
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Re: A marking gauge with a slight difference

Postby Dr.Al » 16 Jul 2022, 07:37

That's lovely. Another one for my plagiarise list
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Re: A marking gauge with a slight difference

Postby rxh » 16 Jul 2022, 22:50

Thanks for all your comments.

AndyT wrote:Oh yes.

I especially like the Spiers style locking screw - was that done with a special profile cutter?

Andy, I turned the end of the locking screw knob freehand. The ball on the end of the stem was also turned freehand.

Cabinetman wrote:Very nice indeed, is the shaft thick enough to drill the other end for a pencil?

Cabinetman, It is 1/2" diameter so a standard size pencil would be a bit big. A "diary" pencil would probably be OK.

Doug wrote:That looks great, nice & compact :eusa-clap: can the cutter be reversed so the flat surface is facing down?

Doug, the cutter can be rotated fully - the upper end has a slot so it can be turned with a small screwdriver.
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