Cannot find cheap compass for scribing...

David F. Eisan · 2004-07-12T23:10:23+00:00

Dear All,I am trying to find one of those cheap ass compasses like I used in highschool geometry to scribe a cabinet to a wall. Think I can find oneanywhere? All I can find are high end ones with things pointing out of themthat would make them impossible to scribe with.Any ideas where I can get one? Any better ways to scribe a cabinet to awall?Thanks,David.Every neighbourhood has one, in mine, I'm him.Remove the "splinter" from my email address to email me.Newbies, please read this newsgroups FAQ.rec.ww FAQ FAQ

Jul 12, 2004 23 Replies

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John 22 years ago

Size of the HOLE doesn't matter, just the thickness of the rim of the washer - unless you find a washer that has a hole so small that ONLY the very point of the pencil fits. In all other cases the size of the hole is irrevelant

John

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Robert Bonomi 22 years ago

And the answer is: "fender washers"

One of the woodworking catalogues -- Lee Valley, maybe, not sure -- sells washer-type gizmos, in a package of assorted sizes, for exactly this purpose. Those _do_ have a constant-size hole in the middle.

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Morris Dovey 22 years ago

I think I spent about the same amount of time on mine. Photo on ABPW.

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mike 22 years ago

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