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Marking 90-Degree and 45-Degree Lines

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What happens here

The first practical uses demonstrated are marking straight lines and 45-degree miter lines. To mark a straight, 90-degree line, place the fence of the Milwaukee speed square firmly against the edge of a wooden board. Using a yellow carpentry pencil, draw a line along the long edge of the square. For a 45-degree miter line, simply rotate the speed square so its 45-degree edge is aligned with the desired cutting point, and then draw the line.

Goal: Draw Accurate Straight and Miter Lines

Tools and materials

  • Pencil — Marking lines on the wooden board
  • Speed Square Milwaukee — Guiding the pencil to draw precise straight and miter lines
  • Wooden Board — The surface on which to mark lines

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your square, which obvious, your 90, squaring things up. So, here are the top five uses of the speed square. So, the top two uses in what we pretty much everybody knows this as is one, perfectly straight line, but also having a 45 for your miter. Another common use, which not many people know, but some, is your scribing. So, say you want to go an inch and a

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