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(Text on screen): Working With Metal: Using a Laser Level to Create a Cut-off Line, Kevin Caron, www.kevincaron.com
(using laser level)
The Voice: Hey, Kevin. What are you doing?
Kevin Caron: Well, most of you guys that know me by now know that I am nowhere near true and straight and flat and plumb.
I always lean a little bit to the right, or the left. I don't know.
This is Arabesque. This is that new bell sculpture I've been working on.
And I've hanging the three bells, and now I've got to cut the other two off to get them the same height as the bottom of the tallest bell.
Now, how the heck do I do that? That's what I was wondering.
You know, I could measure up from the ground, but the ground's not flat. I could measure down from the top, but the tops aren't even.
So it was time for a new toy - tool - so I got myself a little laser level. It's kinda cool.
It's got a couple of little bubble levels inside so you can true it out either way.
As you can see on the other bell over there, you can see the little laser line. So now I can just come over with my chalk marker.
It's just that easy. It's like, "Wow."
I needed to think: "OK, how the heck are you going to make a line all the way around, make it true?" Easy.
You can measure up from the bottom, measure down from the top.
I'm sure there was some other way to do it, but I just used the sanding belt off my belt sander.
And as long as your other end lines up flat, now you can trim all the way around, or close enough.
Now I need to get the plasma gun out, whack 'em off. Back to work.
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