Originally Posted By: Tom
Cundiff


I have used the Daisy Wheel as a protractor several times on the job. I just scratch one on a piece of scrap. I usually draw the wheel with a radius of 5 3/4". This creates a wheel with a circumference of 36". I then step off the degrees 10 to the inch around the outside edge. You can also use a radius of 7 1/8" for a circumference of 45" and step off the degrees 1 to the 1/8".



I'm sorry, the numbers in my original post are wrong. I divided by 2, one to many times. Numbers in red are corrected.

I have used the Daisy Wheel to layout and check lines on the floor deck for square. I used it once to measure the out of square condition of an existing structure. The bigger you can draw your wheel the more accurate it will be.

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