Circle Template

What a good idea. Thanks.

-- Maplewood, MN

Very cool idea Peter and easy to store too.

Regards
Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Just what I need…..running out of cans and stuff…...

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

Excellent idea!

-- Still learning everything

nice jig Peter. I could use one of these myself.

-- bryano

Excellent idea Peter! Mass producing them yet?

Very useful. Favorited!

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Looks like something Starrett would make. Really nice.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

You should be running to put a patent on this, thats not a joke, run…......

-- James - Geneva, Switzerland

like a drafting template…back when people drafted with pencils. Cool

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

I do that “shouting and stomping around” dance once in awhile too.

You should be able to fill in the 5” mistake area with epoxy and reroute it.

Question is, does this jig suit your needs?

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

exellent peter i think most everyone would need one now and then

Great idea Peter. Thanks.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

That’s nifty, Peter.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Pretty clever Peter. That’s using the old noggin.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Great Peter.

After you went to quarter slots, you could change to the next 1/8” on the next quarter, so that you would have a smaller template and more Lexan for another jig.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Hey, guys, thanks for all the great comments!

Dennis – yeah this was based on the “hole/circle template” that I used when I was doing manual drafting some years back. I was going to buy one, but they are too small. So I scaled it up.

Jembo – great idea, but like Dennis says, a similar template has been around for drafting for years. No matter how good the idea, tools are pretty hard to patent – especially when they are something like a series of slots in plastic! And the cost of aquiring a patent can drive the cost of the product up enough that it will convince potential buyers to just build it themselves in ther shop!

Dadoo – I haven’t decided whether to fix it or make another one (I’m a bit of a perfectionist). But so far it does suit my needs very well!

It took me over an hour to make this thing, but if I set up for one more, I could just as easily make 10 more. Does anybody want one if I’m making them?

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You bet. If you get enough interest, throw one on the stack for me.