CH Hanson 34512 A-Square 3 x 4 x 5 Folding Layout Triangle Package
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Product Details
Manufacturer: CH HansonModel: 345EK
Product features:
- With Bonus 4512 12"x12" folding square, a $16.99 value
- 4 times larger than a framing square
- Quality-constructed anodized aircraft aluminum
- Locked dimension of 3 feet x 4 feet x 5 feet right triangle
- Folded size of 2 inch x 3/8 inch x 5 feet and weighs only 3 1/2 lbs
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of CH Hanson 34512 A-Square 3 x 4 x 5 Folding Layout Triangle Package
Customer Review: Time Saving Layout Tool
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using this tool for carpentry and tile jobs for two years now and it has paid for itself many times over. A quick breakdown:
Pros:
1. Folds up to next to nothing, and is thus very easy to store (standing on end or on a rack, shotgun style)
2. Portable and easy to use - the push button action to unlock to open or close is a cinch
3. Easy and instant way to square your job or check for existing state of squareness (my daughter may think I pass this last test all too well)
4. Saves time (and thus saves or earns money for the user)
5. Inexpensive (see #4 above) This is as much as going to the movies with my wife and kid. (OK, with popcorn)
6. Good size - it's large enough to give you a good reference to extend that square line on a big job
Cons:
None apparent so far
Other thoughts:
1. Storage: Mine was shipped in a stout fiber tube that it lives in to this day, though it's getting a little soft at the ends. It would be nice if they offered as an option a snazzy case. But wait, that would only increase the price. No, I'll make my own with PVC pipe...
2. Quality: The tool is flexy, as some other reviewers have noted. Through many, many jobs and repeated use, I have yet to experience any lack of accuracy or permanent kinks. Methinks it's nice to flex rather than break or get a permanent bend.
3. Value: Too expensive? Perhaps, based on your frequency of use. For me, it has not only earned its keep by paying for itself, but it has saved countless hours of my and my crew's time. That kind of time saved is worth pizza and treats for your honey, in my book. Also, at my age any minutes I save not being on my knees calculating squareness with pencil and tape measure means not going to the knee doctor quite so soon. Use a laser you say? Got 'em. But I reach for this square first to lay it out and follow up with the laser to send the line to the other side of the job and layout the grid, when tiling.
4. Flatness: It lays flat enough, I reckon. I haven't found this to be a problem. It lays pretty flat if you lay it on the side that the button is NOT on.
On the whole, I would make this purchase again in a second. The tool's been good to me.
Description of CH Hanson 34512 A-Square 3 x 4 x 5 Folding Layout Triangle Package
CH Hanson 34512 A-Square Folding Layout Triangle Package guarantees precision layout, and because it's four times larger than a framing square, it guarantees accuracy. The quality-constructed anodized aircraft aluminum tool has an unfolded and locked dimension of a 3' x 4' x 5' right triangle. The unique positive locking mechanism ensures accuracy by locking the tool only when in the correct position. The compact folded size of 2 in. x 3/8 in. x 5 ft. and weight of only 3-1/2 pounds is small enough to fit comfortably in any compact storage area.Measuring & Layout Tools
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