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Restored me a compass - deeno - 03-03-2016
Bought a compass that is carftsman made at a estate sale. I thought I would have fun with it and restore it with some brass parts to bring up the bling factor. I also updated the lead holder. Its always good to have a compass that can do large circles. I had a lot of fun making the brass parts and thought I would share restored piece.
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Re: Restored me a compass - Bill Holt - 03-03-2016
Are you sure it is big enough?
Impressive!
Re: Restored me a compass - Bill_Houghton - 03-03-2016
Nice work. Big critter.
I've got Starrett's extension divider/compass/inside&outside caliper, thanks to my uncle, who thoughtfully bought a lot of good tools to pass along to his family; and it is often nice to have something for large circles.
At a certain radius, it becomes more convenient to use trammel points.
Re: Restored me a compass - C. in Indy - 03-03-2016
Great work! And I envy your shop equipment, too!
Re: Restored me a compass - JimReed@Tallahassee - 03-04-2016
Nice job on the restoration. It looks like your compass is at the extreme large end. The next step up for a larger radius is a trammel set. BTW, I used a trammel set on a 6 ft long furring strip once when I needed an arc for a bookshelf.