Can’t stand it when I see something on Craig’s List and can’t even figure out what it’s designed for. Tell me, what’s a burning square <click> and why might it be worth $100??
forestgirl — you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can’t take the forest out of the girl š
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Interesting. Google turned up this:
http://www.anbar.nl/PI_0721-0020.pdf
Looks like you use it as a guide to help get straight cuts with a cutting torch.
-- Russ
FG, what is pictured on Craig's List doesn't really resemble the "Pro-Mag Burning Square." It looks much more like an odd sort of combination square. I have no idea what you might use it for, but for $100 it should be more than a conversation piece.
Not to worry, I have no intention of buying (for more than $10 anyway, LOL), I'm just curious what a "burning square" is. Beginning to think that isn't one. Might take some time to Google this afternoon.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
FG
I blew this photo up to read the name and then googled Cruise Industrial Controls Inc. but still could not come up with any more info. They are a supplier of welding and cutting stuff but even entering burning square in thier searchbox turned up nothing. Perhaps trying to contact the owner of the company would shed some light. It looks like the company may be a one man show. That is one big square at 4ft long.
Rich
The Professional Termite
Well, sounds like it is for welding at any rate. Will be interesting to see if it's one of those "repeater ads" from Craig's List, where the owner doesn't seem to realize how overpriced something is. ;-)forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
here is a link to a "Burning square" it is different from the one you show but there may be a few types. Definetly a welding tool.
http://www.stoodyind.com/Catalogs/FISC/current/05catpg552.pdf
FG, here is the smaller, much more affordable model:
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/tls/859889463.html
I'll pass, don't need one, just a case of "inquiring mind wants to know." I looked at one welding tool site, they have a different style of burning square, it's a protractor style. They have imbedded magnets, and the ruler blade is raised up off the metal so that when flame cutting it can be used as a straight-edge.
forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
FG, you have in that photo what was shared by a couple of other responders to this thread. The photo shows something that could easily be used in welding, but the item from your Craig's List doesn't look anything like it at all. I'm still at a loss on that, but at least we now know what a real "burning square" is!
I suspect there is more than one style of "burning square." I've found a "burning guide" that doesn't not have the right-angle heads on it, just an elevated straight-edge that attaches with magnets. ProMag seems to have a corner on the market for these things (top o' the hits on Google), so their burning square shows up wherever I look. Here's the burning guide:View Image
Perhaps those right-angle heads in the original Craig's List picture are slide up agains opposite sides of a piece of metal to be cut, guaranteeing a true right angle cut?forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
That sounds about as logical as anything. Great detective work!
I used a cutting torch for many years as part of my profession. My take on this tool is that it is a fairly precise instrument. I believe the heat from a cutting torch would soon warp the rule and render it useless. Further, the rule looks to be about the same thickness that one would find on a standard combination square. This would make it too thin to guide a cutting tip without actually dragging the tip on the material being cut. It would also collect slag from the cutting process, again not something that would be good for a precision tool.
I have a great deal of difficulty seeing this being used in this type of welding-shop environment.
Burning Sqare
Most fo ryour responses are correct. It works the same as a standard combo square but for guiding a cutting torch in steel fabrication. It is magnetic so it sticks to the steel. It has a blade that drops down to hook on the edge of the plate, beam or whatever to insure it is square then if used properly guides the torch in a straight line.
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