[Click To Enlarge]
Email A Friend - Gift Reminder |
Swanson Tool SO107 12-Inch Speed Square
Availability:
In Stock
Price:
$25.20
$17.55*
|
| Part No: | B000056C0D |
| Manufacturer: | Swanson Tool |
| MFG Part: | S0107 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
|
|
- Sturdier than typical L-shaped framing squares
- 12" x 12" x 17" size
- 3/16" thick aluminum alloy
- Ideal saw guide
- Includes book of rafter lengths and roof construction
Framing Square, Try Square, Miter Square, Protractor, Saw Guide with layout bar for use as stair gauge and to determine out-of-square corners. Heavy-gauge aluminum alloy. Black gradations for easier reading, matte finish to prevent glare.
Includes: 60-page Swanson Blue Book and layout bar with hardware.
| Heavy Duty, but Lacks Etched Markings (Wide Stamped-Less Accurate) | 2010-07-27 | 3 / 5 |
|
| Heavy weight aluminum alloy has a matte forged look with large molded markings (2-3 times size in width compared to tape measure markings). [Would be better if polished finish with etched markings, which are far more accurate.] I would not rely on markings for any work requiring very accurate measurements-not possible with this speed-square. OK for general construction use. It is very large, but the size makes it more usefull for general work where one has to draw uninterrupted lines. |
| Nice but... | 2010-02-28 | 3 / 5 |
|
The large size, heavy construction, angle adjustment feature and pocket reference are very nice but...
The studs used square it with the wood once adjusted are hex nuts and they skew the angle if they aren't both set to contact the wood on the same edge of the hex nut. The worst case (one on flat, one on a corner) puts the angle off by 2 degrees. If you then have to flip the square over you are now off by 4 degrees which makes for poor craftsmanship. A better choice for the studs would have been tall knurled nuts instead of hex nuts. I've replaced mine and it's not right one the money. If it had come with knurled nuts instead of hex nuts I'd give it 5 stars instead of 3. |
|
I would pay double for this square. I use it and it's smaller 7 inch cousin every single time I have a project. The thing that sets it apart from other squares is that the base has a lip on it that you can set on your project to square up perfectly. Another plus is that you won't worry about scratching it up since it has a brushed aluminum/industrial kind of finish on it.
I use it as a marking guide, square, and straight edge for my jigsaw/circular saw.
Used in concert with my 18inch Incra T-Rule I'm the master of measuring/marking. |
| Swanson SO107 | 2009-10-12 | 4 / 5 |
|
| I've had this 12" speed square for about a month now and it's doing the job I need it to do. No complaints. |
| Bigger is better... | 2009-03-21 | 5 / 5 |
|
| This square is big... B I G. Not as portable as the 7" version, but more versital in many ways. At this size it functions perfectally as a saw guide as noted here by others. It performs a variety of duties as noted in the blue booklet that comes with it. It is sturdy, accurate, and the numbers are easily readable. I recommend this size over the 7" size if you don't have to carry it from place to place. |
)
