So, I have a bunch of 2x3 and 2x4 studs that have been in my family room for months. Some of them, I can tell are horribly warped. Others look pretty good. However, I need to box out a beam, and I want to use the straightest studs I can use.
The problem is that I don't have a frame of reference. I don't have anything that's 8 feet or longer and straight. The longest level I have, for instance, is 4 feet. I have a drywall measuring and cutting T square, but again it's four feet long.
Do I have to go buy a metal 8 foot level or the like? Or is there another way to tell if a stud is straight? Or should I just toss these, and get more (this might be easiest)?
The problem is that I don't have a frame of reference. I don't have anything that's 8 feet or longer and straight. The longest level I have, for instance, is 4 feet. I have a drywall measuring and cutting T square, but again it's four feet long.
Do I have to go buy a metal 8 foot level or the like? Or is there another way to tell if a stud is straight? Or should I just toss these, and get more (this might be easiest)?