Framers don’t get enough credit, they’re literally the backbone of society. I’m a roofer now, but my first job was framing, and I’ll always have big respect for the trade
Yes sire it's good to have knowledge of a little of every thing, so you can get a whole lot of done before hiring a professional. saves a whole lotta $$$
I'M 67 AND AMOUNG OTHER CARPENTRY WORK I HELPED FRAME HOUSES AND EXTERIOR TRIM FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS! 4000 SQ FT AND UP, BIGGEST IWORKED ON WAS A 18,000 SQ FT WITH A SIX CAR GARAGE AND A FOUR CAR CARRIAGE HOUSE IN A COMPOUND LAYOUT WITH A BIG MASONRY FENCE! SURE MISS THOSE DAYS! EXCEPT FOR BELOW 20 DEGREE TEMPS HAHA! AND MUD...HATE MUD!
@@watchinglistening yessir! That’s amazing! My first boss was in his late 70’s when he taught me how to frame, swing a hammer properly, and many other things… he would always be on the job site with us doing what he was able to do… I had huge respect for the man! He would always tell me how lucky I was to have a nail gun lol
Absolutely I agree I once asked a set of framing guys in Texas when building my house next door if he would build a 14-1500 sq ft home “ framing only” if I got the material and plans for him and said he’d charge me 5k, thought that was damn cheap
And there’s always new people everyday, and also “normies” like me. We don’t need to know this, but it’s a good way to help us understand how shit gets done. Nothing is too basic to share.
I worked for a Carpenter when I was 13-14 years old. The two back to back summers and experience I gained from Mr. William was incredibly invaluable. The man did everything from framing, roofing, to finish carpentry and I’ll never forget the attention to detail coupled with his rate of speed to get things done was truly fascinating. These tips of the trade are so simple yet you would only know these tips if you spent time working alongside these fine gentlemen.
Back when a 'builder' actually built every part ofa house/building, from Foundation to finish fitout. Not me as I cam late to the trades but some of my mates from school had their start with the old school builders. First day on the job was learning which end of a shovel went into the ground as all footing were dug by hand, be it rock or clay or mud, " Get down in the trench mate."
Bud... your the FIRST PERSON TO EVER show it!! 😂 I'm a union carpenter framer journeyman but even most apprentices STILL DONT KNOW THIS OLD SCHOOL REAL FRAMER TRICK! GOOD JOB
CAPS really drive it home and make your comment seem better than everyone elses. My grandma uses CAPS all the time... also keeps answering the TV remote when a phone rings.
Bring your speed square all the way down till It has full contact with the 2 x 4 and let the chalk line determine the angle instead of doing your best to let the chalk line go down the edge of the speed square. In other words, let your chalk line go to the 49° mark.
I'm and old timer, have heard "what's the angle of the dangle?" a million times (I worked as a framer 6 months in the late 70's). I NEVER KNEW it meant anything... ha. Brilliant
I'm not a framer, I'm a painter who has to hide all the mistakes of framers. " Don't worry about it the painter will fix it." No truer words spoken. That's in addition to all the trades prior, draining the bank with overcharges. Leaving nothing for the finishers who make their shoddy overpriced work look right.
Ive always had a hard time figuring out framing even though I get geometry pretty well. So, thanks for the tip. Very useful for an older retired military guy like me trying to learn as much as I can about the trades.
Actually you just set the lip of the square on the board and the plumb line will indicate the pitch/angle. That way u can set it and let it settle without in-accurately representing the angle by trying to line the line up with the edge of the square. With your method you’re also making a line of sight reading with the board edge which changes with your vantage point rather then reading the line right against the square…. but you were close
Not quite, your method will show a level cut not a plumb cut. His method will show an actual pitch, I like to use a torpedo level in the same way he is doing it, but if you want to find the actual pitch or hip/val he is doing right. But either or it's pretty easy to convert the two ways.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding what Josh is trying to say, but if I read it right he is saying to set the lip of the square directly on the board and let the plumb line show you the angle, which is right if you are looking for a level cut and not a pitch. A square held level off of the pivot will give you pitch, For example let's say that you are working with a 5/12 pitch which is around 22.5 degrees and you held your lip against the edge of your board, then your plumb line would read 68° Which would be a level cut, But I guess it all depends on what works best for you. Heck back when I started we learned from a framing square, we had to get our rise and run right. Speed squares definitely simplify the process, they even put nice little scribe marks for you.
@@IRAQYsniper95 that has nothing to do with this though. Only in framing will you ever really have access to above and below whatever you're trying to measure. And that's not going to be super accurate anyway, that's only good enough for framing. The best way would be atan(rise/run) which will give you the exact angle. This is strictly for framing, and if you need to learn how to use a square this is definitely not the video.
@psyience3213 I'm not talking about this video in particular tho I was talking in general... a speed sqaure has other uses besides framing You could use it as a straight guide for instance on a circular saw! You can use it to find angles or cut mitres All this is useful when you're starting out and you don't have all the tools a normal shop has
I've been doing it with math..Dude suc up the bad comments .I have been building for 42 years.Men have big egos.They think they have to be the Alpha male.What I have learned they are all mouth.You just taught me something.I hope my other comment taught you something.
Thanks, this is great. Unfortunately, at 67, the next time I need this I'll remember I need my square and that line, get out to the job, put my square on it, and turn around and look for you. Same thing happens when I need to tie a knot I watched on here.
OK but make it clear that it 49 degrees from the horizontal plane, not from the vertical plane. There is room for error if the angle is close to 45 degrees.
Is a Horizontal plane Level... Does a plane fly level or on a curve above Sea Level. Does the Earth really spin... Does water find it's level... How does a level work on a ball...
I’m 32 years old and I’ve been doing plumb lines for 50 days and this video has taught me that the angle is 49 degrees I have so much appreciation for the 2x4 thanks young man
great tip, I have always, used a level with bulb, and drew a line on the board plumb. Then moved my square up to that line. A plumb line would be much easier, more accurate, and probably faster. TY. I have seen squares with a level bulb, but uneven parts of a board can throw that off. And shorter distances are less accurate.
I think ypu can do this but put the speed square all the way down on the board and the chalk line will cross at the 49° also. Not 100% but I think I seen that somewhere else. If someone tries it that way and it works let us know.
I worked with a base board frame work company and I learned how to use the tape measure. It was really cool stuff. He’s got it better with that square and the chalk though. Good productive stuff.
The ancient egyptians used squares very similar to this with weighted strings for maintaining the angle while constructing pyramids. Make a video explaining all the uses of a square, like the other numbers, uses/reasons for the cut out sections on a aquare, etc.
I used to frame houses a few years ago. Left it because it was not worth $9 an hour in the Florida sun. Asked my boss "What level do I need to get to make $15+?" His response was "The level where you make me $2000 per hour." I quit on the spot.
Great to see young men actually WORKING for a living such as this young man, and passing along learned knowledge. There’s hope for the American worker after all😎
If someone doesn't have a chalkline but has a level, you can use it to get the 90°, and go from the point in which square meets up with the line traced, find your angle. Or, if you have no level, but yoh have any cord, rope, fishing line, shoelace, even a straight stick, add a weight to its end that keeps it as straight as possible down, use it as a 90° line, find your hypotenuse angle. If you're to use a straight stick or metal wire as straight as yoh can find, make a hole on the stick as centered & wide so it moves freely in a screw, or a loop on the wire that serves like an eye, screw them lose, with a weight under, finx your angle. Anyone may have shoe cords or laces but, like using a pendule, you can use wood or a well centered metal hard wire or even a rod to find a 90° that may serve us as a poinf to search for a hypotenuse angle. Now if you also have a level, place it under the square at level or 0°, place the square on the side of that braze on the other side, youll see the angle coinciding on the square, & the braze top. May be confusing, but place the square ove the othe side of the braze, with a level under as horizontal as you can, you'll see the 49° coinciding with the braze.
Only thing you have to remember is what angle yore measuring. In this case, the angle between the cross brace and the top plate is 49 degrees. The angle on the other side, between the brace and the bottom plate is 41 degrees (90-49). Doesnt matter if you always work from the same side, but if youre communicating the angle to somebody you gotta make sure they're on the same page.
In plumbing school,and aiming to become a fully licensed contractor. I know im not the only one that needs more of these 'tricks of the trade' Thank you
A friend of my family started his own business building log cabins. This wasnt planned it just morphed that way. He knew of my past & was real reluctant to hire me. Rightly so. i was in my late 40s so i wasnt no kid. i had quit drinking & drugs & got my driver license back. The only real experience i had working with wood was high school wood shop. But i could read a tape measure & like everything else in life i caught on quick! Him & i traveled the USofA building log cabins. Ohio, Texas, Forbes Mt Colorado, New Mexico, Canada did i mention Ohio? To say the least i gave it my all & yes da Boss was impressed with my carpentry skills
Thank you for posting. Shame that they don't make this wntire show available here in thr US. Crazy that I discovered her on BBC Live Lounge about 8 years ago.
Correct me if I am wrong, but isnt the angle of the brace actually 41°. Just lay your flat edge down on the board and the plumb line would literally fall over the marking on the square. You're making it too hard on yourself. Or you could do it your way and just subtract by 90. This is happening because your numbers are starting at the "top" of the square and not at the bottom. If you were to cut and end and it butt up below the brace horizontally your end would need to be 41° and for a similar horizontal board on top it would be 49°.
"Level" = ⬅️ ➡️ = 0° "Plum" = ⬆️⬇️ = 90° That board is 49° from Level. This trick is only useful for finding VERTICLE angles. Also, you dont HAVE to use a chaulk-line; you can make a "plum bob" with any weight and string.
As a DIY guy I’ll forget next time I need to measure. I’m always forgetting tips and tricks when I need them. I did some work that took me way too long. Within an hour of being done I remembered a way that would’ve saved me a lot of time.
Everything takes me too long unless it's something I've done a dozen times. By now I estimate how long something *should* take and multiply it by 3 to come up with how long it will actually take me to finish a project. 😄
Thanks!!! I have one of these squares my dad gave to me, but I've never used it. I prefer to use a protractor. I'll have to take a closer look at this square and use it for angles and not just as a square.
I’ve owned a framing square for years but my two carpenter brothers just look at me funny when I ask for instructions on all its uses. Seems it’s one more thing that’s “easy” after you understand how to use it! What all the other scales are for I do not know so thank for the first explanation!
You were taught this in high school geometry, at least given the tools to figure it out. But then it became popular to denigrate education, so no one remembers. I once blew the minds of some people when I bisected a angle with a stake and twine to chalk a baseball diamond.
Im 45 years old and I’ve been doing construction for 96 years, learned something new, thanks bud
Lmao
The math ain’t mathin up
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I’m better at construction than you are. 500 years experience.
Framers don’t get enough credit, they’re literally the backbone of society. I’m a roofer now, but my first job was framing, and I’ll always have big respect for the trade
Yes sire it's good to have knowledge of a little of every thing, so you can get a whole lot of done before hiring a professional. saves a whole lotta $$$
I'M 67 AND AMOUNG OTHER CARPENTRY WORK I HELPED FRAME HOUSES AND EXTERIOR TRIM FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS! 4000 SQ FT AND UP, BIGGEST IWORKED ON WAS A 18,000 SQ FT WITH A SIX CAR GARAGE AND A FOUR CAR CARRIAGE HOUSE IN A COMPOUND LAYOUT WITH A BIG MASONRY FENCE! SURE MISS THOSE DAYS! EXCEPT FOR BELOW 20 DEGREE TEMPS HAHA! AND MUD...HATE MUD!
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@@watchinglistening yessir! That’s amazing! My first boss was in his late 70’s when he taught me how to frame, swing a hammer properly, and many other things… he would always be on the job site with us doing what he was able to do… I had huge respect for the man! He would always tell me how lucky I was to have a nail gun lol
Absolutely I agree I once asked a set of framing guys in Texas when building my house next door if he would build a 14-1500 sq ft home “ framing only” if I got the material and plans for him and said he’d charge me 5k, thought that was damn cheap
Im 49 and even though I knew this...love to see people teaching others. You're never too old to learn something new.
And there’s always new people everyday, and also “normies” like me. We don’t need to know this, but it’s a good way to help us understand how shit gets done. Nothing is too basic to share.
Learn one new thing everyday, no matter how small
Thank u buba we need more learning video ur good 💯
Life is an infinite learning curve.
only a fool feels he knows everything
I worked for a Carpenter when I was 13-14 years old. The two back to back summers and experience I gained from Mr. William was incredibly invaluable. The man did everything from framing, roofing, to finish carpentry and I’ll never forget the attention to detail coupled with his rate of speed to get things done was truly fascinating.
These tips of the trade are so simple yet you would only know these tips if you spent time working alongside these fine gentlemen.
Back when a 'builder' actually built every part ofa house/building, from Foundation to finish fitout. Not me as I cam late to the trades but some of my mates from school had their start with the old school builders. First day on the job was learning which end of a shovel went into the ground as all footing were dug by hand, be it rock or clay or mud, " Get down in the trench mate."
Now we have RUclips
Bud... your the FIRST PERSON TO EVER show it!! 😂 I'm a union carpenter framer journeyman but even most apprentices STILL DONT KNOW THIS OLD SCHOOL REAL FRAMER TRICK! GOOD JOB
I hope you're being sarcastic.
Lol... just a little
So why haven’t you?
CAPS really drive it home and make your comment seem better than everyone elses.
My grandma uses CAPS all the time... also keeps answering the TV remote when a phone rings.
Bring your speed square all the way down till It has full contact with the 2 x 4 and let the chalk line determine the angle instead of doing your best to let the chalk line go down the edge of the speed square. In other words, let your chalk line go to the 49° mark.
This works well too
Great tip my mate
Does it matter where the brace is?
I love this. Thanks for the knowledge
Came to say the same thing. I think the chalk line on the angle mark is more accurate.
I’m 71 been a carpenter since the day I was born. Learn something new everyday, thanks young brother…🤠
I guess you build your own cot once your mama pop u out
I didn’t know that one. Thanks guys. Keep it up.
You bet!
Thank you!
That's not how u do it😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂,what's the pitch then😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
These guys are not real framers😂😂😂😂😂😂😂they truss builders 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This always gets you the angle of the dangle, but you gotta go through extensive training to understand the slide of the glide!@@BRC_Construction
Can also be done with a square and level if your chalk box is across the job site. Great tip!
Smart trick , ever notice: the wind always kicks up whenever a string is involved! Thx!
Now that's very good I'm a old carpenter an to see a young guy being honest an not trying to look like he knows everything teaching. Keep it up kid
He's definitely going to be a good teacher to his apprentice one day !!
Yeah this new generation of carpenters are the best I've seen in a long time. They're smarter and way more humble than the millennials.
Eh....hello....49° angle
I BET YOU DID NOT KNOW THIS !!!
Put a small level on the speed square and hold it to level. I do it this way to find the angle of stairs all the time
Us old timers call it: " finding the angle of your dangle. "
So thats where it came from! Noone in NZ has ever explained that one. Ya learn something new every day!
All about the angle of the dangle, goes a few different ways of my dad being an architect lol
All u need level , pencil, square
I'm and old timer, have heard "what's the angle of the dangle?" a million times (I worked as a framer 6 months in the late 70's). I NEVER KNEW it meant anything... ha. Brilliant
Well I never knew that 😂👍🏻
I am NOT a framer or anything close but this is totally useful, thanks!
I'm not a framer, I'm a painter who has to hide all the mistakes of framers. " Don't worry about it the painter will fix it." No truer words spoken. That's in addition to all the trades prior, draining the bank with overcharges. Leaving nothing for the finishers who make their shoddy overpriced work look right.
Ive always had a hard time figuring out framing even though I get geometry pretty well. So, thanks for the tip. Very useful for an older retired military guy like me trying to learn as much as I can about the trades.
you can use a level instead of a string line
Quick, concise, and accurate! Thanks for the education!
You can also put a torpedo level on top of the square
Thoes always fall out of my bags
My torpedo has an adjustable bubble that can find angles quick and dirty.
I was thinking the same
I always use the torpedo method
Find better bags
Occidental will last twenty years and more
Actually you just set the lip of the square on the board and the plumb line will indicate the pitch/angle. That way u can set it and let it settle without in-accurately representing the angle by trying to line the line up with the edge of the square. With your method you’re also making a line of sight reading with the board edge which changes with your vantage point rather then reading the line right against the square…. but you were close
Not quite, your method will show a level cut not a plumb cut. His method will show an actual pitch, I like to use a torpedo level in the same way he is doing it, but if you want to find the actual pitch or hip/val he is doing right. But either or it's pretty easy to convert the two ways.
Joshcarter is correct, the plumb line will indicate 49° on this example
Maybe I'm misunderstanding what Josh is trying to say, but if I read it right he is saying to set the lip of the square directly on the board and let the plumb line show you the angle, which is right if you are looking for a level cut and not a pitch. A square held level off of the pivot will give you pitch,
For example let's say that you are working with a 5/12 pitch which is around 22.5 degrees
and you held your lip against the edge of your board, then your plumb line would read 68°
Which would be a level cut, But I guess it all depends on what works best for you.
Heck back when I started we learned from a framing square, we had to get our rise and run right. Speed squares definitely simplify the process, they even put nice little scribe marks for you.
That is great ❤
Same thing little different method@@raphaeldonovan781
I’m new to woodworking and I love coming across tips to teach the rookies like myself!
this aint wood working young fella this is framing. Wood working you're gonna wanna go that way (points behind you)
@@psyience3213 still Woodworkers need to know how to use a speed square!
I didn't when I was starting out
@@IRAQYsniper95 that has nothing to do with this though. Only in framing will you ever really have access to above and below whatever you're trying to measure. And that's not going to be super accurate anyway, that's only good enough for framing. The best way would be atan(rise/run) which will give you the exact angle.
This is strictly for framing, and if you need to learn how to use a square this is definitely not the video.
@psyience3213 I'm not talking about this video in particular tho
I was talking in general... a speed sqaure has other uses besides framing
You could use it as a straight guide for instance on a circular saw! You can use it to find angles or cut mitres
All this is useful when you're starting out and you don't have all the tools a normal shop has
@@IRAQYsniper95 I love how you just constantly move the goal post.
Cool story bro
As a math teacher...it is good to see that someone finally was listening in my lessons. Thank you.
70 years old and learned something new today. Thanks for posting.
Been framing for about 6 months now and knowing this could've saved me so much time lol
Who ever taught you sucks. Go get a swanson square book and learn how to use a pocket sq
Framing for 3 months and sometimes i feel im getting the feel for this and days i feel i actually dont know shit lol
It’s both
Ive been framing for 17 years. Do your future self a favor and get into a different trade.
@@braydopaintrain4346 it aint that bad, maybe for a bunch of girls.
You turned it into a protractor! Genius!
Hey man I been doing construction 25 years and never knew this either. Lol pretty good man thanks shows us we all can learn something everyday
I've been doing it with math..Dude suc up the bad comments .I have been building for 42 years.Men have big egos.They think they have to be the Alpha male.What I have learned they are all mouth.You just taught me something.I hope my other comment taught you something.
I've been doing it along time myself, and didn't know this trick...but I do now!
You guys who admit not knowing this are REAL MEN. Its good to admit we learned something new. 👍🫡
This is great to know!!! Thank you!
From a 75-year old Grandma.
Geez. Wish I had known this 3 weeks ago. Ended up making a template out of cardboard to cut an angle. Thanks for the video
I have a speed square that has a level on it, used it many many times
Smooooooth
Yeah I had one also. But the one I had was made from plastic but I found it on another job site so I didn't care.
I've been mowing Lawns for 18 years now and I never knew about this. 😅
Ya learn something new everyday 😅.
had you known this you wouldn't be mowing lawns.
@@2manycatsforadimehe’s mowing lawns because he makes more money
@@2manycatsforadime I missed out it looks like 🤣
@@2manycatsforadimelot of cash to be made mowing. Don’t be a d bag
My dude finally left Dawson’s Creek and got a job in construction. Good for him.
After it got canceled he had to keep working.
😂😂😂
Why does he keep barking like a dog?
What is a chock?
I am 69 years old and really appreciate learning something new. Thanks!
I’m so happy to learn this! RUclips is teaching me carpentry! And FRAME carpentry at that! Wow!! Thank you!!
Thanks, this is great. Unfortunately, at 67, the next time I need this I'll remember I need my square and that line, get out to the job, put my square on it, and turn around and look for you. Same thing happens when I need to tie a knot I watched on here.
Could also use a torpedo , mark where it’s level vertically and place speed square . Think it’s better than working with string
Gravity doesn't lie 😊
its not 'level vertically' its plumb and I agree with you it is better than working with string
Some torpedos are flawed , have had it done 2 me by ur harbor freight neighbors.
I love the “you’re prolly not a real framer” I literally said the same thing lmao😂
Me too pro
There is the old way...
It's harder for young dogs to learn old tricks.....from a real framer.
Retired
You sir are indeed, a remarkable man.😊
OK but make it clear that it 49 degrees from the horizontal plane, not from the vertical plane. There is room for error if the angle is close to 45 degrees.
Good point! And what I noticed when I paused the video, is it really looks more like it's on the 50 mark and not the 49!! 🤔
Is a Horizontal plane Level...
Does a plane fly level or on a curve above Sea Level.
Does the Earth really spin...
Does water find it's level...
How does a level work on a ball...
I see 50°. 😂
It’s definitely 50 but have to take into account his angle is off to the side of the camera so he’s reading it wrong from his angle, no pun intended.
@@gbody261749.7 !!!
My feed is nothing but stupid construction tips. This is the first thing I’ve ever come across I hadn’t seen. Nice man🤙🏾
From this angle it looked closer to 49.5 degrees. 😂
50 degrees for me
My bad. You are right , I stopped it and zoomed again. 49.5😂😂😂😂😂
@j.albertofuentes2874 🤣🤣 sorry couldn't help myself 😂
@j.albertofuentes2874 I'm sure in person from the way you were looking at it, it was 50, but always enjoy giving a fellow builder a little crap 😉
@@MatthewJRedmond 🤣🤣👍
I’m 32 years old and I’ve been doing plumb lines for 50 days and this video has taught me that the angle is 49 degrees I have so much appreciation for the 2x4 thanks young man
That's what degrees the stair stringer are mostly
great tip, I have always, used a level with bulb, and drew a line on the board plumb. Then moved my square up to that line. A plumb line would be much easier, more accurate, and probably faster. TY.
I have seen squares with a level bulb, but uneven parts of a board can throw that off. And shorter distances are less accurate.
It's called a chalk line in Canada. Great explanation I love lil hacks that make the job easy
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I'm in the US, and that's what I've always heard it called as well... Not sure where "chalk box" came from.
It’s chalk line in the US. Sounds like he made chalk box up himself
@@nasgoneslidn I live in Virginia and I've heard chalk box and chalk line. Mostly chalk box though
Florida: chalk line
You reel the chalk line into the chalk box.
I think ypu can do this but put the speed square all the way down on the board and the chalk line will cross at the 49° also. Not 100% but I think I seen that somewhere else. If someone tries it that way and it works let us know.
This guy doesn’t know anything, he’s calling a triangle a square and a string a plumb. 🤦♂️
This comment wins the Internet 😅
Who cares what it's called when he's showing you how to do it.
Butt he is right
Yet he is absolutely correct, I am curious, are you trying to be funny or are you just ignorant? Serious question.
Ignorant.... which is funny
I can tell you right now, I have been a framer for 28 years and I've never seen any frame or use this trick. Genius!
I worked with a base board frame work company and I learned how to use the tape measure. It was really cool stuff. He’s got it better with that square and the chalk though. Good productive stuff.
I've framing for about 20 years and can't think of 1 time I would use this method.
Roof slope is determined by run and rise.
Yep
The geometric tangent function, rise divided by run. Very acurate. Doesn't depend on gravity or levelness.
Come on. This method is useful for many instances. Cut the bro some slack here man.
It would be useful in remodel and addition if a torpedo didn’t exist.
That’s one I didn’t know. Thanks for sharing!
You can tell this guy is no joke. He is competent in his trade for sure.
The ancient egyptians used squares very similar to this with weighted strings for maintaining the angle while constructing pyramids.
Make a video explaining all the uses of a square, like the other numbers, uses/reasons for the cut out sections on a aquare, etc.
If you don’t have a caulk box you can also use a level. It’s very helpful when doing stairs and stair railings. Thanks for the video!!
I used to frame houses a few years ago. Left it because it was not worth $9 an hour in the Florida sun. Asked my boss "What level do I need to get to make $15+?"
His response was "The level where you make me $2000 per hour." I quit on the spot.
I’m a production mechanic engineer…… fn awesome
I’ve used this measurement method today on metal brace
Like money 🎉😊
Great to see young men actually WORKING for a living such as this young man, and passing along learned knowledge. There’s hope for the American worker after all😎
THANK YOU for that. It is very simple, I have struggled with that for years.I do appreciate your
Information.
Yes, a REAL framer. Bravo!
If someone doesn't have a chalkline but has a level, you can use it to get the 90°, and go from the point in which square meets up with the line traced, find your angle. Or, if you have no level, but yoh have any cord, rope, fishing line, shoelace, even a straight stick, add a weight to its end that keeps it as straight as possible down, use it as a 90° line, find your hypotenuse angle. If you're to use a straight stick or metal wire as straight as yoh can find, make a hole on the stick as centered & wide so it moves freely in a screw, or a loop on the wire that serves like an eye, screw them lose, with a weight under, finx your angle.
Anyone may have shoe cords or laces but, like using a pendule, you can use wood or a well centered metal hard wire or even a rod to find a 90° that may serve us as a poinf to search for a hypotenuse angle.
Now if you also have a level, place it under the square at level or 0°, place the square on the side of that braze on the other side, youll see the angle coinciding on the square, & the braze top. May be confusing, but place the square ove the othe side of the braze, with a level under as horizontal as you can, you'll see the 49° coinciding with the braze.
How simple and effective at the same time, thank you.
Only thing you have to remember is what angle yore measuring. In this case, the angle between the cross brace and the top plate is 49 degrees. The angle on the other side, between the brace and the bottom plate is 41 degrees (90-49).
Doesnt matter if you always work from the same side, but if youre communicating the angle to somebody you gotta make sure they're on the same page.
I'm not a framer, that's why I'm here...😳😆 much needed for chicken coop projects 😏 thank you! 🙂
"You're probably not a real framer" says the dude with the cleanest jacket 😂
Sawdust cleans iff pretty easy bro
In plumbing school,and aiming to become a fully licensed contractor. I know im not the only one that needs more of these 'tricks of the trade'
Thank you
A friend of my family started his own business building log cabins. This wasnt planned it just morphed that way. He knew of my past & was real reluctant to hire me. Rightly so. i was in my late 40s so i wasnt no kid. i had quit drinking & drugs & got my driver license back. The only real experience i had working with wood was high school wood shop. But i could read a tape measure & like everything else in life i caught on quick! Him & i traveled the USofA building log cabins. Ohio, Texas, Forbes Mt Colorado, New Mexico, Canada did i mention Ohio? To say the least i gave it my all & yes da Boss was impressed with my carpentry skills
Thank you for posting. Shame that they don't make this wntire show available here in thr US. Crazy that I discovered her on BBC Live Lounge about 8 years ago.
Old school trick right there i learned that as a appritence in the 90s awsome to see people teaching the next generation
Thanks man. I'm not a framer but I did learn something useful.
I love it. Keep showing em how it’s done!
This is great, learning new (to me) ways to use my speed square! Thanks 🙏
The fact that a triangle shaped tool is called a “square” because of its function is literally the funniest thing.
framers are basically mathematicians and geometry experts its crazy how smart some of these guys are
أحسنت صنعا. كلينا نجهل هذه الطريقة الذكية. شكرا جزيلا
As someone who’s been doing framing for the past 99 years , I learned something new.
Muchas gracias por esta enseñsnza! Éxito lo para ti!!!
These are the people that built America.
Good lesson! Love watching
Correct me if I am wrong, but isnt the angle of the brace actually 41°. Just lay your flat edge down on the board and the plumb line would literally fall over the marking on the square. You're making it too hard on yourself. Or you could do it your way and just subtract by 90. This is happening because your numbers are starting at the "top" of the square and not at the bottom. If you were to cut and end and it butt up below the brace horizontally your end would need to be 41° and for a similar horizontal board on top it would be 49°.
Love it!! That was simple and thanks fir teachng!!!
Dude, love it! It's simple and easy to remember.
"Level" = ⬅️ ➡️ = 0°
"Plum" = ⬆️⬇️ = 90°
That board is 49° from Level.
This trick is only useful for finding VERTICLE angles.
Also, you dont HAVE to use a chaulk-line; you can make a "plum bob" with any weight and string.
I helped frame the pyramids, and then I was reincarnated as a 285 year old free mason during the American Revolution and I did not know this. Awesome.
As a DIY guy I’ll forget next time I need to measure. I’m always forgetting tips and tricks when I need them. I did some work that took me way too long. Within an hour of being done I remembered a way that would’ve saved me a lot of time.
*the shower I take after doing something makes me remember and figure things out.
Everything takes me too long unless it's something I've done a dozen times. By now I estimate how long something *should* take and multiply it by 3 to come up with how long it will actually take me to finish a project. 😄
Here I am using a protractor and one closed eye. Genius!
This is valuble information and yet so simple.
That really is a fantastic trick for the angles, well done 👍
learning something new all the time im not a framer but im good with tools hands on!!thank you bro keep it coming!!
I'm all set now! Finally ready to pass my RUclips University test. Thanks bro!
I'm 103 years old. I spent 60 years framing and never knew this.
At 50 years old. I was never taught this. So, thank you for sharing.
This kid is pretty good. Nice work
with the plumb bob approach, you set the heel of the square on the board and the string crosses the angle/pitch scales.
Thanks!!! I have one of these squares my dad gave to me, but I've never used it. I prefer to use a protractor. I'll have to take a closer look at this square and use it for angles and not just as a square.
I’ve owned a framing square for years but my two carpenter brothers just look at me funny when I ask for instructions on all its uses. Seems it’s one more thing that’s “easy” after you understand how to use it! What all the other scales are for I do not know so thank for the first explanation!
I've used that system as a boilermaker. Very handy!
This is amazing for us newbies & "self" taught guys
bravo! thank you very much. someone needed to do this. simple and straight forward. i can remember this.
Thank you, this is actually a great, simple to understand demonstration. Good for you!
You were taught this in high school geometry, at least given the tools to figure it out. But then it became popular to denigrate education, so no one remembers. I once blew the minds of some people when I bisected a angle with a stake and twine to chalk a baseball diamond.
Thanks for sharing. I didn’t know how to find the angle either only chalk and square
This guy giving all tips,tricks,and knowledge 👏
Lmao the way he says "roof" he says it the way a dog barks 😂 seppos are truly hilarious.
Never finished learning, knowledge is Gould! That piece of information makes anybody shine!❤ ❤
Love your videos 💪🏻💪🏻 this is stuff “they” don’t teach you in school