Templale gauge?

[Black Forest]

Have any of you all seen or used something like this before? It looks like it would be quite useful.

[Michael Edwards]

Looks interesting.

Next time you should let your wife pick the color for the walls.

[Dan Dubeau]

I would have loved to have one when I tiled 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and front entryway in our old pie shaped condo. Not a 90* corner in the place it seemed, and that thing would have paid for itself very quickly. Unfortunately I discovered it a couple years after we moved. Very smart and simple idea, and I hope the person who "invented it" makes a bunch of $$

[Black Forest]

I ordered two of them. Our house is nearly 300 years old and redoing the ceramic tile in the bathrooms is quite a chore. Even though we remodeled the inside completely the walls are not square to one an other. This thing would save a bunch of time I think. It would be quite easy to make one but I wanted the scales on the members so I ordered them. I will let you know about the quality of the product.

[lynnl]

Is that a typo ("templale" vs "template"), or is that a product name?

Wouldn't a bevel gauge do the same?

[Black Forest]

Is that a typo ("templale" vs "template"), or is that a product name?

Wouldn't a bevel gauge do the same?

yes typo! I don't know what a bevel gauge is but will look it up.

[Black Forest]

Ok, I looked it up. I have several of those in my shop. They don't seem nearly as useful as this four side one.

[wierdscience]

Adjustable parallelogram neat!

These work good for fitting tile to -

http://www.barwalt.com/products/measuring-and-marking-tools/profile-guage/

[Dan Dubeau]

Is that a typo ("templale" vs "template"), or is that a product name?

Wouldn't a bevel gauge do the same?

Yes and no. I used a bevel gauge when I did mine, and it worked. But, I can see where this 4 sided one would be much handier.

Bevel gauge is great for finding the angle. This 4 sided gauge finds the angle, AND the relationship to the other known edges. This detail is where it shines.

[BCRider]

That four sided one could mark out the whole tile and would be a real time saver. A bevel gauge and three additional measurements would be needed to mark a tile out in the same way that this tool does all in one go and with a lot less source for misunderstanding and error.

[lugnut]

Amazon sells those parallelograms like Black Forest has for $12. They do look useful.

[754]

Starrett has a smaller metal one with no markings.
Performs a lot of that function, never met an angle it would not transfer
Plus it has the handy 30, 45, 60 degree ends I use for setting up lathe tools.

[boslab]

I use a trend mitre set to set mitre angles, you set the saw to the metal fin in the middle which is geared to bisect the angle of the mitre, works and I don't need glasses to se a scale, there isn't one

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/index.php?option=shop&page=shop.product_details&product_id=10718&l=uk&utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhrzLBRC3ARIsAPmhsnXhOl1HtyUbRWGR_AlVqSUTDy4sr_G8DTJJNw16l6VfTaTc6P2vkeEaApUdEALw_wcB

Mark

[tlfamm]

Amazon sells those parallelograms like Black Forest has for $12. They do look useful.

Here's a stainless specimen that looks serviceable:

https://www.amazon.com/Angle-izer-Tool-Measures-Forms-Angleizer-Carpenters-Contractors/dp/B071G5117N

[Arcane]

I use a trend mitre set to set mitre angles, you set the saw to the metal fin in the middle which is geared to bisect the angle of the mitre, works and I don't need glasses to se a scale, there isn't one

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/index.php?option=shop&page=shop.product_details&product_id=10718&l=uk&utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhrzLBRC3ARIsAPmhsnXhOl1HtyUbRWGR_AlVqSUTDy4sr_G8DTJJNw16l6VfTaTc6P2vkeEaApUdEALw_wcB

Mark

I had to do a U-tube search to see how it works. Quite the amazing little tool!