| | |  | Carpenter Tools | Home » » Contour Gauge | | | | | | | Description: | | Rugged metal body, corrosion-resistant stainless steel pins, die stamped inch scale (1/16 inch graduations) and metric scale (millimeter graduations). Quickly duplicates difficult or intricate shapes and patterns. | | | Features: | |
• Metal body contour gauge
• Stainless steel pins
• Stamped inch and millimeter scales
• Enamel coating for durability
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.55 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 accurate but stiff.Oct 23, 2011
By Karl Evan Shikles
This contour gauge is a good deal. I am a professional cabinetmaker/installer and have already used this contour gauge to successfully scribe some filler strips around some very tricky wanescoting. The small and numerous pins give you a smooth picture of the contour. The pins are also very stiff to move. This translates into them being held firmly in place as you transfer and trace your shape, but could also mean that they might dent or scratch the surface being scribed to if it's very soft wood or some other soft substrate. The long length is also a bonus with this tool. I recommend it overall.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Could use a few more pinsJan 12, 2012
By Moon-tai Yeung
This is an excellent product overall. It is made in Taiwan, not China. For cheap products, I prefer Taiwanese ones because they are generally better made.
Like others said, the pins in this gauge are a bit tight. However, this is way better than having them loose. I opened up the gauge to see if this can be fixed and determined that the pins are not held in place by friction. Instead, the pins are bended slightly between the top and bottom rails so that the spring force from each pin holds itself in place. What this means is that the pins will not come loose over time, a definite plus.
Finally, my only complaint is that the pins tend to spread after several uses. This is because the overall width between the end brackets (the gold colored metal caps) is larger than the width of all the pins together, allowing the pins to move sideway. According to my measurement, 3 more pins would make this gauge perfect.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Total junkAug 17, 2011
By Moondoggy
"Moondoggy"
Totally unusable.
Fell apart the first time I used it.
Impossible to repair.
Don't bother buying this.
One star is too high a rating for this product.
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Contour gauge avaliationNov 09, 2011
By Daniel
Very hard do use. The gauge could not be used in fragile pottery.There are another models thar are better, like Jhonson. I buy it from brazil, and was very expansive.
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