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Homemade Center Finder


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BUILDER:
Phil B on instructables.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade center finder fashioned from a steel bracket and wood scrap. Tool does not allow for the thickness of a pencil line; parts must be scored with a knife.
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May 28, 2017 4:54 PM
Anonymous
Use a ice pick to start the hole
Oct 10, 2013 10:24 AM
daveward
This is very helpful...the next challenge for me is to find a way to drill that hole at exactly the center...the wood grain wants to push the drill it's own way.  Anyone?
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DIY Center Finder - comment on how to build a Center Finder - 2 comments
Anonymous says:
May 28, 2017 4:54 PM
Use a ice pick to start the hole

daveward says:
Oct 10, 2013 10:24 AM
This is very helpful...the next challenge for me is to find a way to drill that hole at exactly the center...the wood grain wants to push the drill it's own way.  Anyone?

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