I have a use case where I want to build a wall on new construction. Inevitably, the foundation pours are not perfectly level. Over long runs, they can be off several inches. So, I want to build the wall to the sill plate with studs of different lengths to account for this so that the top of the wall *is* level. Because of the long horizontal runs involved, I want to keep the accuracy of the cuts to 1/16 or even 1/32 (to avoid accumulation error). However, measuring and cutting long studs is slow and not that accurate with just a tape and a chop saw. My instinct is to mount a laser distance finder on the left side of the chop saw blade aiming the laser to the right (I am right handed) and coming up with some kind of easily clamped/removed target that can be consistently placed on the right hand end of the board. That way, as the board is slid left and right, the laser would record the effective distance from blade to board end. However, this would require the ability to dial in an offset into the laser distance tool to correct for the distance from the blade to the actual laser tool mount mount. IOW, the tool has to be calibrated for the "real" distance from blade to board end. Questions: 1) Do distance finders allow offsets like that to be dialed in? 2) Is there a better/faster/smarter way to do this? 3) Is there already a tooling system for just this problem? P.S. This question is actually on behalf of a friend of mine who is a professional builder. I first suggested mounting a long auxiliary fence on the right side of his chop saw (with proper support) and then sticking on a self-adhesive tape to the top of it. He said he's already doing this but it's too slow for large projects. You have to run back-and-forth from the end of the board to the blade to get it right. In some cases, he's using sticks up to 20' in length so it's a fair walk. Ideas?

-MIKE- wrote in news:p8k5hl$628$ +1

DerbyDad03 wrote in news:4ffb18c2-97f7-48f0-9c0b- No, of couse not. Don't be silly. The proper tool for that is a hand plane. ;-)

Building Square Walls On New Construction Sill Plates

Mar 17, 2018 87 Replies

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-MIKE- 8 years ago

Oh, so have I... so have I. If there's anything I hate, it's having too long to think about how to do a seemingly difficult task. Too much stress and worrying over the solution, when in most cases, were I actually on site dealing with the scenario, I'd have the problem solved and the solution implemented and never have to experience the stress.

I've posted in here before, asking for advice on upcoming projects that I deemed to be difficult, only yo get to the actual job to have it go much more smoothly and simpler than anticipated.

Anytime I get a project with unknown solutions and anticipated problems, I really just want to jump into it ASAP to avoid all the anxiety that usually proves to be unwarranted.

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rbowman 9 years ago

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How warm is it inside? Is is a gas furnace with the pilot light burning? Sometimes that's enough to trip the thermal switch to turn the blower on. If so, turn the pilot off and relight it in the fall.

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J. Clarke 8 years ago

How _did_ you get involved in all of this?

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Tim Daneliuk 8 years ago

A very old friend asked for a technical solution to this problem.

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Tim Daneliuk 8 years ago

A very old friend asked for a technical solution to this problem.

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Markem 8 years ago

Honestly watching this thread, making any suggestion with out at least seeing pictures of the site seems a good way to not really help your friend.

Mortar and brick, might work to get something level, building a frame infilling with concrete.

So is this place anywhere near Theodore J. Kaczynski's place?

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Doug Miller 8 years ago

-MIKE- wrote in news:p8k5hl$628$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

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Doug Miller 8 years ago

DerbyDad03 wrote in news:4ffb18c2-97f7-48f0-9c0b- snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com:

No, of couse not. Don't be silly. The proper tool for that is a hand plane.

;-)

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Tim Daneliuk 8 years ago

I think you mean "Dremel Tool" ...

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