On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Robert Hutchins <rhhutchins@h...>wrote:

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> I want to make a tool for measuring inside dimensions.  It must have a
> name but I can't recall it just now.  I
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Lee Valley calls it a bar guage

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32585&cat=1,43513,43553

I made my first one with 2 sticks and a pair of rubber bands.  Pointed the
sticks at each end, worked a treat, but kinda hard to hit an exact
measurement.

sorry, no help with bending brass. I have a project that needs it too.

Kirk in HMB
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