Swanson Framing Wizard (5 layout tools In-One) | 
| Brand: Framing Wizard
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $29.18
Buy New: $16.99
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Seller: ace toolman
Rating:  4 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 20.5 x 3.3 x 1.5
MPN: T001WZ
Model: T001WZ
UPC: 038987239267
EAN: 0038987239267
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Adjustable, includes Allen wrench | | • | Portable, fits in your toolbox | | • | Instruction book included | | • | Packaged individually, blister carded | | • | Built-in angle indicator |
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Product Description
Framing Wizard Is Five Tools In One, Framing Square, Try-Square, Miter Square, Angle Finder & Saw Guide, This Compact Folding Square Is Constructed Of Bright Blue Hard Coat Anodized High Grade Aluminum & Precision Laser Etched Markings, The Hinged Mechanism Features An Easily Adjustable Set Screw, Allen Wrench Included That Allows The User to Bring The Square Back To a Perfect 90 Degree If The Tool Ever Loses Square, It Fits A Standard Size Toolbox & Included A Helpful Instruction Booklet, It Is The Only Portable Framing Tools For 12", 16" & 24" On Center Layout
Amazon.com Product Description
The Swanson Framing Wizard is an aluminum 5-in-1 layout tool that easily transitions from framing square to try square, miter square, angle finder, or saw guide. This light weight, portable Framing Wizard is the only framing square available for 16-inch and 12-inch on center layout, and comes with its own allen wrench and instruction book for easy usability and perfect 90 degree angles. It is backed by a 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty.
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Very Useful Tool August 16, 2009
S. C. Dominguez (Dallas, TX USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
OK, I'm not gonna lie, I almost returned this. I found one at the local big box retailer on sale and figured 'what the heck' I'll try it. I couldn't disagree more with some of these folks saying this will replace a speed square. This thing is pretty big and it will not fit in a tool belt, so my speed square remains indispensible. Like I said, it remained unused, and I try not to make a habit of keeping too many useless items. However, this tool found its calling. It is an EXCELLENT gable scribe! Pac-Tool makes a gable scribe that sells for about 5 times the price of this tool. It can do some other stuff, but frankly I haven't found much use for it other than as a first-class gable scribe or protractor. Get yourself a torpedo level and you're in business! Once I figured out how good it was, this thing got pressed into full time duty and it has held up perfectly. If you do a lot of work with siding or working with weird angles, get it.
 If only it stayed square... March 19, 2008
SC (San Francisco, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ok, I'm still going to say this is my favorite square because unlike my other squares, after I tinker with it, it is actually square.
BUT, the problem is it doesn't hold square for long. I'm finding that I have to pull out my little hex wrench before I begin working each day. Finally today I looked and realized that the adjustment head was notching out the inside of where it should be stopping the angle. Do I pull too hard? Maybe, but I don't always have the time and patience to gently inch the arm out until it touches to stop. I'm thinking even that method might end up notching this somewhat thin aluminum.
Another complaint is that I keep having to flip it over because a screw sticks out on one particular side. I don't know why but it seems that that is the side I want to measure from each time.
The next speed square!!! June 23, 2003
Big Papa (Seattle, WA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Although this tool is light and compact it doesn't give any quality away. You can use it to layout anything! 12", 16" studs on center. Determine a pitch of a roof, the angle of deck boards, or floor tile. You can also use it to layout rafters. It has a common and hip/valley marker making rafter pitch layout a snap. It is, without a doubt, the best square I have ever used. As a comment to the other review that was written. You can check the accuracy of a square by fully opening the swing arm, placing it on a stud and drawing a straight line. Then you flip it over and draw a straight line again. If the lines are right over each other the square is accurate. Normally if a square comes out of 90 deg you have to throw it in the garbage. Except for this tool, using this testing method you can tinker with it until it is back into square. There is NO other square on the market that allows you to do this. Just try to do it with a traditional 16" X 24" square.
Well made! But, it has a design flaw ! April 15, 2002
Eric Moberg (Mansfield, MA USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Framing Wizard is a well made tool that would get a 5 star rating if a flaw in the design was corrected. In the description from the manufacturer it states that it can easily be brought back to 90 degrees. The problem is that the gauge on my Framing Wizard is not accurate and you still need a standard square to make sure you are back to 90 degrees. If the manufacturer could make detents in the pivot point to set and hold standard angles this could be the replacement to the traditional framing square.
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