Customer Reviews

CH Hanson 34512 A-Square 3 x 4 x 5 Folding Layout Triangle Package

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This product is excellent for laying out large jobs and really speeds up the works. I would not be without one.

This triangle has been great.Easy to transport(folds)and has saved me many hours in various layout jobs(tile,cabinets,walls and inlaid work also).This is a Time Saver if anyone wants or needs one.I wish I would have had one many years ago,life would have been greater.It will pay for itself on the first job.Thumbs up, 5 Stars..

Easy open/close. Makes perfect right angles. Good quality construction. Came with free plastic folding square of smaller scale which wasn't nearly as valuable a tool as this one. Improved the appearance and accuracy of tile placement immensely, especially when laying zero grout line installations. Drawback is that angle is not 45 degree but flip side is that a true 45 degree angle of this size would hardly fit in smaller job sites such as small bathrooms. Besides, it should not be too difficult to draw right angle and measure out 45 degrees. Other complaint is that the ends of the angle have a forked v-cut which makes for sharp point on the end -- potential javelin if tossed? Overall, highly recommended. The only thing that would make this tool more better is a lower price.

I build a lot of decks and this is one of the first tools that comes off the truck. It is a must have time saving tool for the contractor or even all you weekend handymen/handywomen. I love it!

I have found that this product is of exceptional use in the tile laying industry. It guarantees you that perfect pattern that not only you want to acquire, but what the customer requires. A definite 5 star quality.

This is a real time saver, being able to fold it for storing and then to fold it out and it's always square, wonderful tool!

This device is something I've considered purchasing for several years now, but somehow the price kept nixing the deal in my mind -- at least until I began struggling with some plywood sheeting that was unacceptably sized. After a few frustrating days with these 4'x8' sheets and only marginal results using a framer's square, I finally 'convinced' myself to spend the money.
It worked as well as I expected it to. A unique tool that is hard to improvise for when it is needed. Well made, though it will flex readily over it's length if not supported.
It is certainly accurate enough for all but precise cabinetry or furniture work. The folding function works smooth and sure and makes a certainly awkward-to-store device (if left open) tolerable to tote around and store. Shouldn't be any corrosion worries either, and with a reasonable amount of care should last a lifetime or two.
I would have given it a '5' had it been priced about $10.00 less.
Amazon did a great job of shipping it in an extremely rigid/durable tube.
Only thing I'd change (besides the price) would be to add ETCHED graduations along all THREE sides.

I bought this A-Square to use in floor tile layout. I saw it used in a trade magazine and it looked like a time saver. It saves time over squaring out a 3-4-5 triangle on the floor using your tape mesure - definately! But for the price I was a little dissapointed in the thinness of the aluminum parts making it not very rigid unless fully supported on the floor. Also the little locking button that locks the triangle into place bumps out proud so that you cant really lay it down flat on the floor in one direction without chance of depressing the locking button and possibly unlocking the triangle out of square. Good for general layout but dont expect tolerances greater than 1/32" over 3 feet.

Based on the strong recommendation in the Meehan tile book, I bought one of these to layout a small bathroom floor about 6 x 9. It was marginally helpful though I might have realized more benefit on a larger job.

A generally neat tool, with a brilliant but flawed design: it does not lie flat! This simply isn't possible as-is, and if you are trying to make long, accurate markings, forget it as you approach the corners. If it would lay flat, this would be a 4 to 5 star tool. Now that laser tools are becoming so cheap, I would save your cash and buy a good one of those to mark your perpendicular lines.

Overall the tool is extremely solid and well built; no complaints there. I did not find any problem with the right triangle (not 45-triangle) design as did some reviewers and the long shipping tube case from Amazon was great. The 12" plastic A-square included as a bonus is cool but irrelevant if you already own a 12" speed square.

Great tool no carpenter should be without this tool works great saves time and can be used over and over again.