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CENTER FINDER sa DOWEL CENTER & CENTER FINDER xx MEASURING & MARKING Use a framing square together with a combination square to locate the center of a circle. Jig for locating the center of a board. Technique for locating the center of a circle using a rectangular sheet of paper. Ruler for finding the center of a board up to 2-ft. wide. Make an L-shaped jig for a quick, foolproof way to locate the center of square or round stock. Tip on locating the center of a board using a ruler. Simple jig for marking the exact center of the edge of a board. Tip on marking hole locations when attaching new wood using existing lag shields installed in concrete walls. Center-finding tool for Sonotubes is made from two sticks (attached at right angles) and two 16d nails. Plexiglas centerfinder is useful to wood turners who split odd-shaped work pieces from the log. Three jigs for finding the center of a drawer front or the edge of a board. Make a center-finding tool from a tear-off circular aluminum top from a snack food container. Accurate center finder is made from two 30-60-90-degree plastic triangles and some scrap wood. Jig for quickly marking the center of turning squares or cylinders up to 6" across. V-block fixture for using a band saw to cut diagonal kerfs into square turning stock. Jig for quickly locating and marking the center on square turning stock. Shop made wooden gauge for locating the center of round stock quickly and easily. Build this triangular jig that makes it easy to find and lay out centers on round or oval stock. Simple tool for finding the center of cylindrical objects. A center marker for lathe work. Used to locate and punch-mark the center of a bar to be mounted in a lathe for machining. Adjustable center locating tool. Jig to find centers of round and square stock. Tip: How to find the center of an odd-width board quickly using just a ruler. Tip: Jig for finding the center of large circular objects is made from plywood and two pieces of dowel. Tip: How to make a simple centerline scriber from a piece of wood and three nails. Automatic center finder locates and marks centerlines on boards up to 17" wide. Tip: Find the center of a circle by "squaring the circle" using a carpenter's square. Special jig quickly locates the center of a board (either width or thickness). Centering tools. Three designs for devices to locate and mark the centers of round objects. Tip on locating the center of a circle using a carpenter's square. Tip shows a simple shop-made tool that will scratch a center line on the edge of any board within its capacity. Tip on finding the center of a round object by combining a bevel square and roofing square to improvise a center square. Making and using center locators to improve the placement accuracy of holes when using a drill press (or milling machine). Two center-finding tools. Center-finding tool for use on a lathe. Layout tips. (1) Center finder for the edge of a board. (2) Scribing a parallel line around a work piece or pattern using a poster board guide. (3) Tips on drawing a large arc without a compass. (4) Using coiled solder as a flexible curve. (5) Transfering a photocopy of a pattern to work piece using a hot iron. Tip on using two tri-square heads on one scale to facilitate locating the center of a tapered work piece. Tip: Build this inexpensive, simple jig to locate the center of a circular object. Concentric-pointed marker shows you exactly where to drill the screw holes for the second leaf of a hinge. Collector's Edition center finder made from walnut and brass. How to use a dowel center as a quick center finder. Simple jig to locate the exact center of board edge when cutting a half-lap joint. Shop-made center finder to quickly find and mark the center of stock-dimension turning squares. In-a-jiffy centerpoint marking jig. Tip: Combine a combination square and a flat square to make a center finder for round stock. Make a template to locate the center of a circle. Marking gauge draws a pencil line exactly along the center of the edge of a board. Center square is designed to locate the exact center of any circular turning blank up to 15" diameter. Center finding jig for round or square stock. Tip on quickly locating the center of any board without measuring its actual width. Tip shows how to make a pocket-size center finder. A decorative, but functional, center-finding tool is made from brass and mahogany. Adjustable jig to mark the centers on the ends of a number of small blanks for spindle turning. Tool for finding the center of an already rounded work piece. Center-marking gauge will locate the center of any stock up to 4" wide. May be adapted for wider stock. Simple yet accurate gadget to find the center of any piece of round wood from 1" to 14" diameter. Tip on using a countersink to mark the exact center of screw holes for hinges. Jig for finding the center of round stock. Device for marking the exact center of round stock of various standard sizes. Simple center finder built from wood. Simple jig for marking the center of a turning square is attached to the edge of a workbench so it can't get lost. Center-finding tool quickly locates the center of round objects. Shop tip shows how to make a simple board center-finder from an old hacksaw blade, a washer and a large nail. Tip shows how to find the center of a circle by using a sheet of paper (with accurate 90-degree corners). Tip: Use the universal (3-jaw) chuck of a metal lathe to locate the exact center on a round of wood, metal, plastic, etc. How to locate the exact center of a room using two locking tape measures. Center finder created by clamping together a combination square and a framing square. | |||||||||
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