aligning two drill points
#11
What is a two-armed tool called that marks a point on an upper board to line up with a point that has been drilled on a board underneath or that cannot be seen?

Thanks, Dalton
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#12
Do you mean a "transfer punch"?
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#13
Could be called "dowel centers"
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#14
Since I'm not exactly sure I've got your description correct, would an outside caliper do it? I envision you want to mark the same point on the top and the bottom of a board.

   
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#15
I recently purchased this transfer punch set.  It finds the center point for a drilled hole.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ADB...UTF8&psc=1

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#16
Highland Woodworking has a tool called an AccuScribe Pro ?

Or, maybe this ?
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#17
https://www.rockler.com/dowel-centers-individual-sizes
I posted earlier,  but bid not have a link.  The link above is to dowel centers
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#18
(03-16-2021, 10:29 AM)Sqpegs Wrote: https://www.rockler.com/dowel-centers-individual-sizes
I posted earlier,  but bid not have a link.  The link above is to dowel centers
Dowel centers work basically the same as the punches I referenced in post #12.  They are generally only available in common dowel sizes, and are very inexpensive.

I use the center finding punches this way:

I make a template from masonite, marking all the locations for cuts, holes, etc. with a prick punch.  I then drill out those marked positions with a 1/4" or 3/8" drill bit.

I then place the template over the plywood and using the appropriate size punch I mark the centers for all the data points.

At that point it is just "connect the dots" or drill out the holes.
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#19
From what the OP said, I think he's asking about the jigs used to make sure a hole intersects with another deep hole crosswise, as for locating a nut for a bed bolt. While I don't have a name, here's a link to such a jig: https://www.finewoodworking.com/2012/11/...-alignment
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#20
I think that Flat Spots has abandoned us.
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