M-POWER POINT 2 POINT

How often do you need to divide a span of wood -- or any other material - into several equal parts? We've found that we do it often, and trying to divide mathematically or with calipers is all too often a royal pain in the neck. There always seems to be either some ridiculous fraction involved, or else every adjustment of the calipers hits just one side or the other of mark when twirling off a distance. Even when these methods finally do give us accurate positions to mark, we often find that we either don't like the spacing and go through it all over again with a different number of divisions, or even worse, settle for a design that we don't really care for just because we don't want to go through the division process again. (Does the phrase, "Close enough for government work" ring any bells?)

When working out the correct number and position of dovetails, biscuits, dowels, screws, pins or splines, or calculating the maximum number of strips that can be cut from a board, dividing must be done, and if it's for exposed joinery like dovetails, pins, or screws that will be covered with decorative plugs, it really helps to be able to see the divisions before you start marking up the wood surface, does it not? Instead of messing about with calipers or a calculator and marking things up only to erase and sand them away, simply extend the Point-2-Point™; to give an instant visual guide to locations.