High-Quality Bevels.

[wizer]

Am I the only person to like owning a bevel with a screw? In a project where you might want to retain the same angle setting for the duration, it really helps in preventing one folding it up without thinking (or someone else doing it). And it never gets in the way either.

As someone who's only just bought his first bevel (Shinwa), do the bottom locking ones not lock well then?

How would you lock the lever?

You just tighten it up when you have set the angle - as with any other sliding bevel. Wos the problem?

Jacob it just appears to me that it would be fiddly to turn it over whilst trying to maintain the angle, while you lock it. I'm not suggesting it's the end of the world, but given the choice I'd prefer to have it locked whilst in place at the desired angle. Horses for Courses, not that I expect you to understand that.

Partly because they look nicer
Regards from Perth

Derek

...as nice as this?...subjective issue - Rob

Very subjective, I think the kell bevel is ugly as sin!!

 

[mr grimsdale]

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How would you lock the lever?

You just tighten it up when you have set the angle - as with any other sliding bevel. Wos the problem?

Jacob it just appears to me that it would be fiddly to turn it over whilst trying to maintain the angle, while you lock it. I'm not suggesting it's the end of the world, but given the choice I'd prefer to have it locked whilst in place at the desired angle. Horses for Courses, not that I expect you to understand that.
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Oh I see.
You are not doing it right.
What you do is tighten it up a bit so you can move it but it will stay in place. Then you move the blade to take the angle from the woodwork or the protractor.
Then you take it away and/or turn it so you can tighten the knob/lever/screw whilst it is still at the desired angle. Not a good idea to do this in situ as you might upset the set.
Then you offer it up again as a double check.
I've been using one for about 40 years and this is the first time I've met anybody who needed this explaining!

 

[Alf]

Am I the only person to like owning a bevel with a screw? In a project where you might want to retain the same angle setting for the duration, it really helps in preventing one folding it up without thinking (or someone else doing it). And it never gets in the way either.

As someone who's only just bought his first bevel (Shinwa), do the bottom locking ones not lock well then?

As far as I know they do. But it's sometimes too easy to unlock a thumbscrew without thinking - with a screw you have that tiny extra step of picking up the screwdriver, which gives me at least, time to realise I'm about to do something I don't actually want to.

 

[wizer]

Comprende, gracias

 

[woodbloke]

Very subjective, I think the kell bevel is ugly as sin!!

On that issue, we beg to differ Tom. I like it - Rob

 

[mr grimsdale]

Why is it sawn off? Should I shorten the blades on mine?

I didn't realise they were rated according to prettiness /ugliness. I'll dig mine out of the box and have a closer look. Pretty ugly as I recall, but I could be wrong.

 

[wizer]

Jacob, have you forgotten that some of our members (I freely include myself) like to have attractive looking tools? I fully understand that you don't fully understand that concept. But hearing your grunts of disbelief grow tiresome quickly. None of us are ashamed of our tool fetishes. Of course, if a tool doesn't work well, then it's useless, no matter how well it looks. But we're all aware of that fact.

 

[Dal123]

Dal the only thing that might be a consideration is length. It sounds like you might need a long one for the type of work you do. I'm not sure if the measurements are on Axminster's website. If not I can measure mine for you. I'd say it's in the 'medium' category.

Thanks wizer :wink: , sometimes I could do with a large one; but thinking about it a lot of the time I obtain the angle then transfer it to the skill saw; often I come across problems with the bevel being too long and have to go to the small side of the saw making it more awkward and I know it sounds like I'm being stupid and probably am but I suppose one about 100mm would be good .
This is a great forum, I've been looking for a good one about making my own kitchen cabinets etc. You know what a guy suggested on another forum: "Buy the cabinets from B&Q and fit them yourself" lol lol :lol: .

 

[Smudger]

Thanks wizer Wink , sometimes I could do with a large one; but thinking about it a lot of the time I obtain the angle then transfer it

Where's Finbar Saunders when you want him?