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I have been wanting to make these, thanks. Thank you for all your time and effort. 1in7

We used to make temporary pinch rods from two strips of wood and two rubber bands.

Simple, traditional or elegant pinch rods can take many forms, but in any form they make us better woodworkers. Thanks for showcasing my ideas.

Very nice. My pinch rods (I used to call them width sticks) are currently just two pieces of wood about 3/4 " wide, 1/8 inch thick and several pairs with different lengths (8" and 16"). And they are held together with binder clips (found in office supply sections of stores). But I am going to use a scrap of 1" square steel tubing, cut off two small pieces, and drill and tap where needed to make some nicer pinch rods.

If the locking mechanism of the tape measure is good you should be able to put another end hook on the back of the tape measure and use it like a regular pinch rod.

Great video James, another tool project to add to the list!

Great Video James! I love the tape measurer mod. That is so handy. I converted a pair of antique trammel points to be pinch rods. Just basically shaped the trammel bar into two pinch rods. Works great. Now I have one tool that does two jobs. Keep up the awesome content James :)

Really beautiful work, James! 😃 Thanks a bunch for all the tips!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Tape measure rod end can also be completely conical so you can rotate the tape 90 degrees to take a more accurate reading.

comment down below oh and more measurint tool project will always be a good addition. Thanks a lot and keep em comin

I always chamfer before tapping even if it's not required. It is easier to start and it's stronger. decreases the shear point and increases the radius of the clamp area.

A simple way to check diagonals is to use ticker tape. For the younger generation many, many years ago stock market information was transmitted by wire and was received by a machine in remote locations. The stock information was then printed onto a paper tape. The paper tape was called a ticker tape. I assume "ticker" comes from the noise the machine made when it printed the tape Ticker tape is about 1" wide and comes in a roll about 150' long. I learned to check diagonals using ticker tape in my first naval architecture class 50 years ago. When designing ships and boats you start by drawing a set of grids laying out the length, beam and depth of the hull. The grid has to be accurate so when the lines of the ship are complete they will be fair. To check the grid for accuracy you would use ticker tape. You marked both ends of a diagonal and checked the corresponding diagonal to see if it was square. Ticker tape is still available online for about $11.00/roll. It is easy to use and can be trashed and replaced in seconds. Today, drawing lines for ships is done on computers. The use of ticker tape for measuring diagonals has becoming a lost art. However, it is still a quick easy method and requires only the tape and a pencil.

How about making the TtayTools hand screw clamps

Lee Valley makes a magnetic clip for tape measure similar to this.

Man James. Those are Cadillac pinch rods. Lol

As a woodworker, for safety shoes do you wear wooden-toed clogs instead of steel toed shoes?

Micro mesh pad… any name or link for us on those?

First! Reed Tools wants you to stop Pinching!!!

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You getting carried away with these rods 😂

The pinch rods are very nice looking. However, the best sets I have was from Roy underhill Woodwrights workshop episode using a half copper coupling squeezed in a vice and hammered square, drill a hole then solder a brass nut to the copper and make a knob or use a bolt. For $20 you could make a dozen of them in an afternoon with a little practice. I think Roy called them squeegee sticks if I remember correctly, for me this has worked out better and far cheaper.

Used head as a hammer, gladly not mine.

Nice work but seems a lot of hassle.. i just use an old radio aerial ( antenna ) screwed to a piece of appropriate scrap wood

James Video quality is jumpy

Disappointed that they can't complete the kit for those of us who really don't want to work metal or use power tools. I kind of just want to do woodworking. Seems like they could have easily completed the hardware for the kit so I can just assemble it after I worked the wood...

Another half ass "kit" that doesn't actually work for the task without serious modification...