@conmanumber1 Well, yes and no. Let's imagine these dimensions: A wall 97 and 1/8 inches high by 243 and 3/4 inches long. Tell me quickly what that diagonal measurement is? Using my method in the video, I'll have the wall square in about 5 seconds with a helper. That's faster than you could enter those measurements in a fancy calculator.
Great way of explaining this so everyone can understand. I once framed a house that the foundation was 9 inches out...That tested all my tricks...Great video !
Thanks for your comment. The equal-diagonal method allows people to square things where the sides of the triangle are *not* multiples of 3,4,5. That is the only problem with the 3,4,5 method.
Nice tip but I personally don't think the 3,4,5 method is complicated, it would allow people to square up even when the opposite corner has been removed for say a set of steps up to some decking for example, not all projects are rectangular, great free information video though.
HI FROM NEW ZEALAND.
ISNT THE PYTHAGORIS SYSTEM SUPERIOR TO 3-4-5? CHEERS JJ
conmanumber1 1 year ago
@conmanumber1 Well, yes and no. Let's imagine these dimensions: A wall 97 and 1/8 inches high by 243 and 3/4 inches long. Tell me quickly what that diagonal measurement is? Using my method in the video, I'll have the wall square in about 5 seconds with a helper. That's faster than you could enter those measurements in a fancy calculator.
AsktheBuilder 1 year ago
Geometry of Mathematics.
galax574 1 year ago
Great way of explaining this so everyone can understand. I once framed a house that the foundation was 9 inches out...That tested all my tricks...Great video !
Uwiluz60 2 years ago
a simple but very important tip. Thank you Tim,
usaearthling 2 years ago
thanks i had almost forgotten abt the diagonals needing to be equal....should help out in the very near future..
fossilman2 4 years ago
Thanks for your comment. The equal-diagonal method allows people to square things where the sides of the triangle are *not* multiples of 3,4,5. That is the only problem with the 3,4,5 method.
Tim
AsktheBuilder 5 years ago
Nice tip but I personally don't think the 3,4,5 method is complicated, it would allow people to square up even when the opposite corner has been removed for say a set of steps up to some decking for example, not all projects are rectangular, great free information video though.
mbpearce76 5 years ago