The post of the Starrett Co. website in another thread prompted me to post this query.,
I own a Starrett Square , Mod. 439 that I inherited from my father (trained as a wood pattern maker in the early 30’s, master of many trades).
The square is a combination protractor and rafter square. One scale reads in deg., the reverse scale reads in pitch per ft. I have looked at the Starrett website and they do not list anything even close to it nor have I ever seen another one listed anywhere. .
Body is 3 1/2″ x 9″, blade is 1 1/2″ x 24″.
It is very accurate and I have used it many times since I acquired it.
I am mostly curious about it’s age.
And no, I am not letting go of it!
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Looks like it is still available.
http://catalog.starrett.com/catalog/catalog/groupf.asp?GrpTab=Feature&GroupID=395
Click on more and they show picture of it in use, but no instructions.
Not inexpensivie either.
http://www.robertstool.com/index.pl/all_manufacturers_part?productid=439-24
Bill,
Thank you . I had looked at the Starrett site but somehow missed the section on builders tools. I appreciate the find. Thanks again.