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   JohnWW | Nov 18, 2008 10:11pm | #1

   I need an exact description, or a good picture or two of the tool, and a bit of the tools history to give you a useful answer. A repair of some sort can be worked out with most types of squares but the effort may not be worth it on an inferior tool.

   John White

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   martin12 | Nov 19, 2008 05:17pm | #2

   It is a 12" square manufactured by Marples of Sheffield, England and approximately 15 years old.

   
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   JohnWW | Nov 22, 2008 07:51pm | #5

   In my experience, the traditional wood beam/metal blade squares are the most likely to go out of alignment. They aren't a sturdy design.If the joint between the blade and the beam is loose I would just toss it out.If the attachment is solid, and the outside corner is off, the fix is easy, you just have to sand the wood a bit to square the corner. Place a fresh piece of a medium grit sandpaper on a flat surface like a machine top and stand the square on the paper. Next slide the square lengthwise across the paper applying most of the downward pressure on the end of the beam that needs to be brought down. Take smooth easy strokes without allowing the plane to wobble which would round the face of the beam. After each pass or two check your progress with a square you know is good.If the inside corner is off the fix is harder. If the brass wear plate can be removed, the best fix is to scrape and file the wood under the plate to square up the corner and then reattach the plate. This would require some time and care to get a good result.If you can't get the plate off, then you'll have to file either the brass or the edge of the steel blade to get the corner to square up.John W.

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   martin12 | Nov 23, 2008 10:52am | #6

   Thanks

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   chocolatehills | Nov 20, 2008 09:57am | #3

   I am not sure with the wood/metal combo but a framing square can be adjusted with a punch. To open the square, hit the metal with a punch on the inside of the corner, to close it, hit it with a punch on the outside of the corner. This will expand the metal just a bit but enough to adjust the angle. I think you could also use a ball peen hammer judiciously. Worth a try, no?

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   martin12 | Nov 20, 2008 02:31pm | #4

   Thanks, but I can't see that working with the wood/metal combination.