Finds: Kapro 309 Ledgend Square
Sunday, September 24th, 2006
We were a bit skeptical about a plastic handled square in the shop. First, there’s all the heavy metal laying around that we bang about on every surface. Then we normally only have one hand free to grab a square with and mark with the other – while wearing gloves most of the time. So, when the Kapro 309 Ledgend promised to be the toughest ever — and to give you an extra hand — we took a look.
Though it looks like any other square when viewed with a quick glance, the 309 does have a few cool features that might make your life in the shop a bit easier. The first and most notable is the “support ledge” located on the handle portion. It’s simply a blade-like protrusion, but it looks like it might actually grip on and allow the user to (even with a gloved hand) grab and position it for an accurate reading without the use of the other hand.
