Starrett Combination Squares Instructional Video
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- Matt Cremona gives an overview of some popular Starrett Tools including the combination square, double square, protractor head and more. He compares the size and use of these tools in your workshop.
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I love Starrett tools. I have several and am always looking to get my hands on more. Great quality.
Used Starrett products for over forty plus years in machine shop and fabrication and what I still have today are as good as when I bought them many years ago. American made and top notch quality. Super accurate. Great job Matt.
Thank you Donnie!
I've been watching you for awhile now, and DUDE, you're everywhere! Good for you Matt! Happy holidays to you and your family.
The Presenter did an excellent job. Lighting & Camera work, great. Pace & rhythm couldn't be better.
You can't beat Starrett simply the best.
Thanks for your very good video.
I bought my 12 inch model in back 1988.. it was part of the first group of tools that I bought to start woodworking.. since then I've worked full time in cabinetry, carpentry and boat building.. I've used it in shops, on site and outdoors in bad weather.. it's still perfectly accurate and functions exactly the same as when I bought it.. I can tell this for sure because I bought a second one a few years ago.. the only way I can tell which is which is by looking not feeling.. as far as tools go it is tool number three for my use.. #1 is tape measure, #2 is pencil and #3 us my combo square.. I can't think of one tool I have that is more useful than this one.. if you are thinking of buying a combo square I hope you buy a Starrett.. you will not regret paying the extra money..
Great review of the Starrett Combo square(s). Several years ago I purchased a used 12" combo square on eBay. It required a little cleaning but was dead-on accurate. There is no comparison between this and an "el cheapo" version purchased at the the big box store. These are well engineered precision ground units, not cheap pressed steel. I love the rule with the different levels of graduation. I am very pleased with my Starrett. It has permanent residence on my table saw. Thanks Matt!
My Starrett 6" combination square is my favorite, I have at least a dozen others mostly Stanley but the Starrett is what I use to setup my tablesaw etc. & most general use around my shop..
Hello Matt, Thank you for the explaining. Very clear and informative!
You did Starrett Tools a solid, one of my favorite Companies!
Your video is informative, pacing is great, and it was a real joy to watch. Thanks for publishing it!
Thanx for the important reminders of the starrett squares....well done.
Excellent. Just picked up the 12" rule with combination at an estate sale for $2 and cleaned it up with brass wire wheel. It is in perfect condition-and even still has the bubble. I had no idea there were other attachments. I saw the centering attachment and had no idea what it was. Going back to estate sale tommorow to get it.
I love my Starrett combination square, even if it is older than I am... I do wish they'd go back to the old stippled pattern again like the old one I have, it just looks nicer to me. Great demo Matt, thanks!
Really appreciate such an in depth look at these Matt!
Thanks Donny!
Very clear & professional ...thank you !
Proud owner of a new Starrett 12inch set. Already in love with the protractor head!
Okay, I'm sold. I'm going to have to get one of those. My cheapo combo is really hard to reinsert the ruler, so thanks for pointing that out, Matt.
Thanks Greg! I was used to my cheap combo as well. Reinstalling the rule into these Starrett squares is stupid easy
That 24" square is ridiculously large. I want one now!
I enjoyed this presentation!
Hello Matt, this is a very informative video. Thanks for sharing you knowledge!
Now I got to get my hands on one! Matt you are the bomb!
Thanks! :)
Great video. Thinking of buying the 12" one. The 24" one looks awesome!
Nice overview. For years I've eyed that huge (is that the technical term?) 24 inch version. Can't yet get myself to pull the trigger, but someday...
I have a 3 foot blade (I think it's the longest that they make) which I don't use often, but it's great to have on hand for those special circumstances.
Man, those combination squares are on my short list of upgrades for the shop!
Mine too :)
Really nice job on this video and i especially appreciated the detail on the locking knob and mechanism. Starrett is the best overall combination square set, but I do prefer the locking knobs on Mitutoyo for gripping. They dont stay lined up for blade changes quite as nicely tho, but they do a better job than average.
Great tools and presentation, Matt. Thumbs up.
Thanks Orely!
Thanks Orely!
Well done, Matt. I'd be lost without a combination square.
Thank you, Steve!!
When I was still working I worked for a company that sold Starrett and Mitutoyo and the staff discount was VERY generous. I own a LOT of Starrett. It is my most favorite brand. I doubt there is a better brand. Still made in the US too.
Very informative. Thank you.
Matt! Thank you! I have been trying to get the rule back into the head for 2 Days! All I had to do was turn it over! Duh. I love your sawmill videos to
great demo
I'm also late but this is just what I needed to know, thanks a bunch
Nice job Matt
hi Matthew thank you. a bit of funny on me i had my starrett combo set from the early 70s as a machinists . used it for about 10 yrs . 41 yrs later i am trying to set up for wood working . i had my square out and mentally congratulated myself for not ever dropping it . you got it i dropped it its ok still . starrett makes good stuff my last word dial measures in .0001 still works as well as the other ones
Well look a there. Matts on Highland Woodworking. Well done my friend, well done.
Haha that guy looks familiar... Thanks David!
Great video dude!
Thanks, I watched your video, to see if there was a easy way to insert the ruler blade back into the square, and I too didn't know how to use all the scales on the ruler.
Excellent video
Thank you!
Great job explaining everything thank you
excellent video! thankyou
I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I never knew you could rotate the scales by flipping over the locking cam. Thanks for teaching an old geaser a new trick.
See ! you're not a one trick poney after all. Just kidding.
I have about a dozen starrett squaring tools that were my great grandfather's who was a machinist. Every single one still works perfect 60ish years later. The rules are getting a bit hard to read easily...but they still work better than the cheapo new ones available today. I think they've used basically every day by my great grandfather, then my grandfather, my dad, and now me.
EDIT: Just saw the part of video that says they'll never become hard to read. Yes, they do! They become the same color as the metal and can only be read at certain angles with lighting just perfect.
Barkeepers friend powder with a damp cloth with remove the darkening without affecting the precision.
just wanted to let you know Mat you can also get a 36" blade. They cost an arm and a leg. But are great for layout on a 46" wide sheet of material. i have 3 of the in my shop.
Good vid, showing basic things we should know and didn't.
Can't find my 12" Starrett combination square so I'm watching a couple videos to calm down.
Nice job matt!!
One other little-noticed feature is that the width of the 12" ruler is 1". The 6" width is 3/4".
The best Squares made period
Nice Job Matt.
Thanks Mike!
Thank you.
Hello Matt, very informative video, it help me made a decision on what I really need , thank you!
I have two of these, and I never figured out that you could flip the tightening pin to access the other side of the rule. I'm dumb.
I cheated. I had the product notes to read from ;)
now, i know for fact that Starrett is THE rule but what are some of the other possible brands that might be more...attainable?
great clip...thanks for sharing
Thank You buddy..👍
Thanks for the info never knew the!
Did you mention the nice little removable scriber?
I am looking to get my son a Starrett combination square, but not sure whether to get the reversable or non reversable Protractor? Little help pls.
Thanks for the review! Very useful. Very expensive.
Hi, thanks for your instructional video. Where did you take the giant one? At Starrett they told me that they don't produce heads longer than 12 inches
www.highlandwoodworking.com/starrettbuilderssquare24.aspx
@@HighlandWoodworking thank you for the fast reply... The information that you provided in your video are worthless... Nowhere else to find them
Hi can I ask you a really basic question, when you set the square to length (any ), do you put it to the line so you see the line in whole or do you put it so it is over the line? like you did for 2" 9/32nd (2:34min in video) . thanks
@Ed Scent thank you ed :)
Hello! marking is the square we use 6:35 minutes
Question - Are the square heads interchangeable? Would like to get the 4, 6 and 12, but it would be nice to use the 6 inch square head and just buy the rulers separate, just swap them out as you need. I know it would be a tad oversized for the 4 inch and undersized for the 12, but does it fit and would it be square? My thought is you could always pick up the square heads separate as time and funds allow.
Unfortunately, they are not interchangeable. If you go to our webpage for the squares, you can see in the table on the page (scroll down the product page) that reveals the width of each ruler for the different sized squares. They are three different widths and thus the rules cannot be used interchangeably. www.highlandwoodworking.com/starrettcombinationsquare12.aspx
Regards, Ed
I have everything on your table except the large set. I have the 24in rule for my 12in . I have used them for many years and they are dead accurate.
Anyone ever found a use for a double-square? Compare it to a one-sided. Thanks.
Starrett are some well crafted instruments; that was a perty pimped out bevel square you had yourself...
Does the satin chrome model rust, both the blade and/or the square?
@Ed Scent Thanks for your practical feedback and link. Cheers
nice
Always thought my Swanson combo square was good enough until I decided to check it against the granite surface plate at work, then I realized just how bad it was out of true. Upgraded to a Starrett haven’t looked back.
These are great products, yes they cost a bit more, but the quality is second to none in this category.
I bought 3 squares in forged steel via Lee Valley. Two of them were very off in the level. Starrett and Lee Valley insists that it is within tolerance - but they are really off by alot. The level in these are really bad. Seems like they use some old levels produced a long time ago.
Finally caved two weeks ago and bought a Starrett (6" Double Square). Owned far too many cheap "squares"...
That 24” is moby-diculous!
what kind of warranty comes with these?
Starrett will warranty the tool against defects in materials and workmanship for one year from date of purchase. If upon inspection it is determined that the tool has been abused or misused the warranty will be void.
so the 12 inch is the only one that you can change blade size on?
For the different sized square heads, the blades that fit them are different widths.
The 12" model happens to have a 1" wide rule blade. The 12" square happens to have an accessory blade that is 24" long. That blade is also 1" wide. It only fits the 12" square heads (square, center finder and protractor). The 12" size is the only head(2) that has the option for a longer blade (rule) to work with the head.
@@eddents Thanks for your reply
For measuring, Starrett every time.For pipe,Rigid. For wrenches Snapon, Grey or Proto, in that order.
Ill be damned you can teach a stupid dog a new trick! I never knew how to reorient the blade to use all the scales Thank You for all the great information.
I slid out the ruler from my 6" Starrett combo square and could NOT get it back together
nic video
Mitutoyo has a white indicator mark on the knurled knob to indicate the position of the hook retainer. Better still they are metric like the rest of the world.
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What bevel gauge is that?
Matt is using a Vesper Bevel Gauge: www.vespertools.com.au/?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=15&Itemid=34
Thank you.
Do you have link to the combo kit?
They seem like they're expensive but honestly they're not I've had several Starrett tools that have lasted incredibly long time and I still have them over 15 years some even 20
I've had them 40 years second hand that means someone else had them before me.
My only problem they lost there shine and its hard to read the markings on them now.
But I could steel wool them and put on a fresh coat of black paint to wipe off and be good for 40 more years.
The lock pins and scribe need to be replaced but you should be able to buy them no problem.
Thats over 3 lifetimes of use. would you get that out of a cheap plastic brand or some other cheap brand?
you sold me Matt. I ordered a set and it is dead square. Thanks!
The "scribepin" also acts as a pivot point.
explain more please?
When you put the bevel gauge onto the rule
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the base of the bevel needs to be flush with the
flat of the protractor head in order for the system
to provide the user with the read-out of the actual
angle that the user's seeking. Otherwise you cannot
see the angle and you cannot allow the protractor to
properly do its job.
Sorry to be the 1,000th person to point this out!
Here is my wish, that someday you, too, will be able to
have a "level" work bench.
Thanks for the content. Keep up the good work.
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the markings are not machined, they are etched.
No millimetres?
No, and yet when I looked at one on amazon it had two sides had rules spaced 50th and 100th of an inch apart. I would have thought that metric would be more useful especially on a base ten scale. Anyways I bet you could look and fine one that's metric.
Mary poppins they like them!
Excellent product but crazy price
I can’t think of anything I would use a 4” ruler for where a 6” one wouldn’t work just as well.
I love the 4 inch had in my tool vest for about 15 years.
Awesome tools. Metric anyone?
The blades come in metric too :)
7:36 - perfect line :D its joke
I don't think they are made in the Usa anymore.
I bought one off of Ebay. It wasn't square, About 6 strokes of a saw file and I had dialed in perfect.
This is one of the few items that Starrett still makes here in the USA. Almost everything else has been shipped to China. For what they are asking for the items better off getting the same stuff from PEC.
Someone convince me these are worth 150-200$ more than a standard square?
If you don't think there are worth it - they're not.
Not hard to read? My old Starret with a hardened steel rule is black ...and hard to read. I sand it, good for a Summer...then back to black. One hand is for the pencil the other is for the combo square.
I don't like it but I bought it. the measurement already starts hiding two inches, I always have to start backwards, I always have to start my measurement from right to left, when natural and from left to right, in fact I don't need to mark where the total of the measurement ends. the color also doesn't help it should be like yellow tape measure