DCT Equal Space Divider Tool Woodworking Metal Ruler, Equidistant Measuring Tool, Spacing Divider Wood Center Finder 2ft

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However, it was a really useful tool to have before I broke it. I still want one! So I took the basic geometry from Mike's tool and made my own, replacing the rivets with chicago screws. Subtract the end gap widths from space width before making your selections. For example, if the space width is 1219 and if you want end gaps of 12 for fasteners, enter 1195 for space width (1219 - 12 - 12 = 1195). The Equal Space Divider is manufactured in our Strongsville, Ohio factory, just south of Cleveland. Proudly Made in the USA!

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Fits Any Application]: 8 marking notch points on each side (16 total); Extends to 24 inches (61 cm) with marking notches from 4 to 24 inches (10.2-61 cm); 24.75 inch (62.9 cm) overall fully extended length with 3.6 inches (9.1 cm) maximum distance between points The newest addition to the outfit’s OneTIME Tool line, the contraption gives you a measuring tool for easily marking six equally-spaced sections on any surface. Even better, you can specify the exact distance between the sections, allowing you to make precise measurements without having to do a whole lot of mental math like you normally would when using a standard tape measure.

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On the production side, we cut each component of the Equal Space Divider out of stainless spring steel using a computer-controlled laser. The pivot pins aren’t the loose rivets typically used in low cost dividers, instead we made precision Swiss-machined pins turned to super tight tolerances and held in place with stainless steel e-clips. You won’t find a better fitting divider joint anywhere. Enter the maximum number of dividers you want to be included in the generated list of even spacing options. Step #4 Or, maybe you, person reading this, will run with it and make version 9?!?! I've attached the Fusion 360 file to this step in case you want to play with the geometry (Thanks mevans12 for requesting it!). Dividing a span of wood into several equal parts is a common task for any woodworking, carpentry, or construction application, but dividing mathematically or with calipers is difficult. Use the DCT 2-Foot Equal Distance Divider Hole Layout Tool to easily mark 8 equally spaced sections on any surface. You can specify the exact distance between the sections which allows for precise measurements without complicated calculations. This equidistant layout divider has 8 arms that correspond to the area you are marking, each of which is mounted on 2 joints in the moving section of the tool. Whenever the moving section of the tool lengthens or shortens, the arms retain uniform spacing throughout the movement. Position the arms at any distance between 3/4 to 4 inches to mark up to 2 feet total. With this observation, I changed directions from a sliding style divider tool to a pivoting style divider tool. This doesn't look as neat, isn't as fun to use, isn't as clean to mark intervals since the tip is canted - but it removed a little more tolerance and it reduced the number of parts to assemble so we'll call it a win.

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OK, that's it for today. Thanks for reading along with me as I learned how this divider tool worked and please consider voting for this Instructable in the Remix Contest! Woah, they cost how much? That's ridiculous... They don't look that hard to build, it's like 3 different parts and some bolts?! I'd even bet someone else has already done it. To the internets! Combine the clever design, top notch materials and the extreme attention to detail and you get a tool that you will love to use. California Residents Prop 65 warning: Products may contain a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Finish Projects]: Mark evenly divided sections or spacing for cutting, drilling, doweling, jointing, pinning, welding, and other woodworking, carpentry, and construction applications; Use for biscuits, screws, shelving, pegs, steel fabrication on the field, or anything uniform; Even use for buttonholes and longarm machine quiltingVersion 1 was cut using cardboard. It mostly worked... The chicago screws fit correctly and the tool articulation was smooth, but the tool wouldn't close all the way due to the chicago screws hitting the indent on the pointer leg. Step #6: Divide the result in Step #5 by the number of dividers plus one (10 dividers will result in 11 spaces). This will leave you with the width of the equal spaces. Find Your Center]: Save time by using the DCT 2-Foot Centering Ruler Equal Spacing Divider Tool to visually design and mark your project into equally divided parts and produce repeatable measurements

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Step #2: Measure the actual width of the dividers. If the width varies slightly, determine the average width. If you are spacing fasteners, the divider width will be zero. An then... I found out there is a tool that can evenly space things 4 you! I must have one of these... Enter the distance between the two boundaries of the space the dividers will span. You can enter whichever metric measurement you prefer, though millimeters will be the most precise. Just be sure to use the same metric measurement for the divider width. The result measurements will be synonymous with your entries.

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Loctite the chicago screws once you're happy with everything. This will keep them from loosening as you open and close the tool. (A dab will do, go easy on the loctite!) I've also included pictures of the layout part of the assembly process, I know pictures help me more than text sometimes.

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In case you were wondering, that is the official metric spelling of "laser." Trust me, I'm an engineer... Step #4: Multiply the divider width (1.75 in Step #2) by the number of dividers (8 in Step #3) to get a total width taken up by the dividers of 14 decimal inches.Do you think this will be as accurate as the commercial versions? Answer - Probably not. This version is made of wood and there has to be some "tolerance" to allow the screws to rotate. However, I'd bet it's just as accurate as using a tape measure to do the same layout job and it's faster. IMPORTANT: Numeric entry fields must not contain dollar signs, percent signs, commas, spaces, etc. (only digits 0-9 and decimal points are allowed). Step #5: Subtract the total divider width (14 in Step #4) from the total space width (48 in Step #1) to get a total space width of 34 decimal inches (48 - 14 = 34). So sometimes I want to be lazy and don't want to math when laying out a project. Judge away, but you know you've been there too...