Woodpeckers Stainless Steel Squares
Woodpeckers Stainless Steel Precision Woodworking Squares feature the same one-piece precision-machined central core found in all of our fixed blade squares. Two cheeks are joined to the base leg of the square to form the beam. This approach creates a square we can confidently guarantee to be within ±.0085°…or better…for the life of the tool. The laser-engraved scales along the blade are held to a tolerance of ±.004" total stack-up error. On top of that impressive accuracy, there's a shoulder formed by the cheeks of the beam that keeps the square flat on your work and laser-accurate scribing guides on 1/16" centers. Altogether these features create the finest woodworking squares on the market.
Layout, Machine Set-Up and Assembly Checks…These Squares Have You Covered
The one-piece central core defines a Woodpeckers square. Square isn’t determined by pins, rivets, screws or spot-welds like it is in virtually every other square on the market. It’s determined by our state-of-the-art CNC milling centers. The core is machined square by a computer and verified square by our computer-controlled optical inspection system, which is capable of measuring angularity to 6 decimal places. The 1/16" thick stainless steel core receives heat treating and tempering after machining. And then they get a trip to the finishing department where a series of processes results in a satin, non-glare surface that contrasts nicely with the laser-engraved scales.
Like our aluminum squares, the cheeks added to the central core are narrower, forming a shoulder that keeps your square registered to your stock even when you let go. You’ll love using our new stainless-steel squares for lay out work. The thin blade puts the scale right next to your stock, reducing parallax error. When you need a mark parallel with an edge, just drop a pencil into the correct scribing guide and slide the square along the edge of your stock. The scribing guides are shaped to accommodate almost any marking tool you favor, not just mechanical pencils.
The wide base of the squares provides a solid footing when you're checking cabinet components for square. Like our full line of Precision Squares, we stand behind these squares for the life of the tool. We guarantee them to be ±.0085° or better. To put that in perspective, on the 1282SS, the maximum error you could find at the far end of the square would be less than half the thickness of a human hair. If you ever find it outside that tolerance, we’ll fix it or replace it.
You can get either the 1282SS or 642SS separately, or save some money buying them as a set. Each square comes with a wall-mountable Rack-It to keep your square right in plain sight and always ready to go to work. Like all Woodpeckers tools, the 642SS and 1282SS Precision Squares are precisely machined and carefully inspected in our Strongsville, Ohio factory.
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642SS
- Blade Length: 6-1/4"
- Blade Thickness: 1/16"
- Blade Width: 1-1/8"
- Beam Overall Thickness: 3/4"
- Beam Core Length: 4"
- Beam Core Width: 1-1/4"
- Beam Cheek Width: 1"
- Perpendicularity Tolerance: ±0.0085°
- Graduation Tolerance: .004" total accumulated error over blade length
Squares - FAQ
Q: What is the difference between the Aluminum and Stainless Steel squares besides material?
A: The biggest difference besides the material the squares are made out of is the marking holes that are milled into the stainless steel squares that are not milled in the aluminum versions. These holes allow for marking layout lines for projects. The Stainless Steel Square blade is approximately 1/16” in thickness where the Aluminum blade is approximately ⅛”. The thinner blade and the marking holes along the blade of the Stainless Steel Square allows for it to be better used for lay out lines. The thicker blade of the Aluminum Square is better suited for making sure work pieces are perpendicular to each other.
Q: How accurate are your squares compared to others on the market?
A: Our squares are milled and inspected to be within tolerances of .001” per foot or .0085°.
