Tickstick

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

I hadn’t come across this before, brilliant I think.

https://share.google/FjvGgrFvcvC3smeNe

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Clever stuff !

MichaelG.

[DalboyParticipant @dalboy]

Not seen these before.

On a similar theme I made these sticks to make some nut crackers. These are a complete set for them

Marked out and diameters set

The completed items

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Nutcrackers? Nice painting which is where I would fall down.

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

A whole suite of them presumably…

[Bazyle]

On Bazyle Said:

Nutcrackers? Nice painting which is where I would fall down.

There is a lever at the back and the mouth opens that is where you put the nut. These are really only for display as they are too small.

https://youtu.be/h3MwhTt-Rqs?si=cJ7od6ogizaImXEx

 

[bernard towersParticipant @bernardtowers37738]

and we think we are more advaced now

[rodrenshawParticipant @rodrenshaw]

That tickstick is a useful method. Many years ago I used a similar method to make bulkheads out of sheets of marine ply to fit inside a pre-existing yacht hull. It’s a standard technique used by boat builders but I can’t think of its name. It seems slow and tedious but it does give a good result.

[Mike HurleyParticipant @mikehurley60381]

Loved the video, well made and informative. I’ve used similar techniques in the past using steel rulers, with mixed results – the tickstick seems much more accurate and reliable.

Nothing new under the sun eh!

[Kiwi BlokeParticipant @kiwibloke62605]

How clever! I’ve used a simpler version, for laying floor tiles, but never considered the possibility that it would work beyond orthogonal arrangements. Added to the mental jumble for possible future use – if the retrieval system is still working…

[PeteParticipant @pete41194]

Thanks for the video link John. That Tick Stick for finding and laying out the point to point dimensions is something I’ve never seen anywhere before. Actually a very clever method in my opinion. As the video mentions, maybe not needed often, but one certainly worth remembering.

I don’t know about the UK, but Dalboy’s method would be called a story board or story stick here in North America. Very useful for replicating multiple parts at very close to the same dimensions.

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