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I may be getting old, but I still don’t believe it’s hip to be square<\/a>. Nevertheless, I expect my carpenter’s square to be at least as square as Pat Boone. But how do you test a square to find out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I suppose you could try to quiz them on their musical tastes, or see how they dress, or something. But I’ve found a much more reliable way to test whether a square is really square.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The pencil is required. You also need a straight edge. I am using the edge of the workbench. The paper (and tape, to keep the paper from moving) are nice to have but not absolutely necessary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

If you read my recent post about checking your leve<\/a>l you’ll see some similarity in concept to this test. We’re going to line up one edge of the level with a straight edge, and draw a line with the other leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then we flip the square over, and draw another line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The two lines should be parallel to one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If they are, huzzah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If not, there’s usually no practical way to fix them. In theory you could grind them with a specialized machine tool. But it would be way cheaper to buy a new square than to pay someone else with such a machine and the skill to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope this helps you out the next time you buy a square!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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