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I know it’s only a 6” but that’s all I need right now, couldn’t justify the extra expense for the 8” at the moment.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Adding on to this calibration comment that an engineer square is much more accurate for setting up machines than a carpenters square (which are often knocked out of alignment).

[–] akincisor 1 points 1 year ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg53x5W7YOc

The wood and plastic squares are super easy to adjust.