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Marking Degrees (Protractor)

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What happens here

The speed square also functions as a protractor for marking angles. Each speed square has a 'pivot' point in the corner. To use it, place the pivot point on the edge of your board. Then, align the desired degree mark (e.g., 15, 30, 40 degrees) on the square with the edge of the board, and trace along the side where the pivot point is located. This method allows you to mark various angles accurately for different carpentry needs.

Goal: Accurately mark angles using the speed square's protractor function

Tools and materials

  • Swanson Speed Square Swanson — Measuring and marking angles
  • Yellow Carpenter's Pencil — Marking angles on the wood
  • Wood Block — The surface for angle marking

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Perfectly straight cut. All right, so another use of a speed square is a protractor. You'll see a bunch of degrees right here and right in the corner it says right in the corner it says pivot. Now it says it on all of them. Your Milwaukee, your Empire and even your Swanson one. So go ahead and put your pivot on the edge of your board like this and now find the degrees that you want. So we can do 15° and you don't want to trace this side. You always want to trace the side that your pivot's on. So 15°. Or 30 or 40 and even 45. That 45

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