Homemade Center Finder
TOOL:
PLANS:
None. For all tools with plans, click here.
BUILDER:
morsa on homemadetools.net
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade center finder constructed from scrap wood and a cutter blade. Intended to facilitate the process of locating turning centers in round, square, or octagonal stock.
RATING:
(2)
Mar 18, 2017 12:52 PM
TerryV
I have a commercial jig like this and found it would start splits, specially if the end of the wood was not quite square. Does yours do that?
Oct 02, 2016 12:39 AM
John Durose
Excellent, so simple and works like a dream
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DIY Center Finder - comment on how to build a Center Finder - 2 comments
TerryV says:
Mar 18, 2017 12:52 PM
I have a commercial jig like this and found it would start splits, specially if the end of the wood was not quite square. Does yours do that?
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