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BS 3322:1981

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Specification for carpenters\' squares and bevels

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Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-1981

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Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Materials
5 Heat treatment and hardness
6 Manufacture
7 Accuracy
8 Dimensions
9 Finish
10 Marking
11 Performance tests
Appendices
A Recommended materials for carpenters' squares and
    bevels
B Methods of testing accuracy
Tables
1 Nominal dimensions of carpenters' squares
2 Nominal dimensions of carpenters' sliding bevels
3 Position of load application for blade security of
    carpenters' squares
Figures
1 Error in lateral squareness
2 Carpenters' squares
3 Carpenters' sliding bevels
4 Test for blade security of carpenters' squares
5 Test for blade security of carpenters' bevels

Covers quality, finish and testing of five sizes of carpenters\' squares and four sizes of carpenters\' bevels.

Committee
MTE/15
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 80/76917 DC (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This British Standard specifies the materials, nominal sizes, dimensions, quality, finish and testing of carpenters’ squares and carpenters’ sliding bevels. Recommended materials are shown in Appendix A and methods of testing accuracy are given in Appendix B.

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