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@@stevemumford1999 the plunge part doesn’t really play into it as far as depth. You can just drill a hole as I did for this little router. But I would still not try to take out 3/4” in one go no matter what router you use
@@franksellitti4784 because it was for a dog bowl where I didn’t know the size and had a VERY thin lip, so it had to be super accurate, as I was cutting out a hole to hold it in a raised dog feeder. You can’t measure across the bowl with the same accuracy as this method
@@V1N_574 this tool requires a straight edge to track on. So if you’re cutting a lot of new plywood with factory edges, this is a quicker way. But with a track saw, you have to line up the cut
@@HunterMabeeFilms be sure to see my vids on the legs I built for my workbench. Had I known that lap joints were so easy I would have put them on this bench too
you are making it so hard.... make your circle- make 3 marks, anywhere on the edge, (with out a square)- connect those marks, and make a triangle (without a square)- mark through the middle of each line, and the spot where they cross is the center.
@@spraggerdogwilko333 I’d trace it on paper, like I did the bowl and find the center on the paper. Then lay the paper over the bottom of the can and mark through the hole
Thank you so much. I've searched for three days looking for a video that explains how to use the rip cut and nothing has worked as well as your video. Thank you
How is this an easy way when it requires so many steps that require precision? Just cut out the circle and fold it half twice (like someone here said). Now that's easy. You may want to retitle your video to: a precise way to find the center of a circle instead.
Learned something new today. I was wondering why I couldn't find screws large enough to fasten the larger casters. Lag bolts are required for these. Easy. Just installed four casters on my movable shelf in the garage. Thanks again!
What a good idea! That mower has to be stored somewhere and the space above it is inevitably wasted. But not with this idea. Will definitely build it. I will modify a bit though. I have a second lightweight Makita battery operated mower that I plan to store above my heavyweight Honda Buffalo mower. So I'll have to build a ramp for the second mower with the handle folded down. Problem solved. Thanks for sharing this idea.
You’re welcome. I used to have the mower in front of another small shelf there and got tired of reaching over it or having to move it to get to the stuff on the shelf. Plus the other shelf was to small to hold everything. This solved both problems. I think your stacking mower shelf sounds like a great idea!
I put glue on the edges and then tape them on the outside. Then I use a framing strap to clamp them together until the glue dries. Some folks use brad nails too
Possibly the easiest way only requires a piece of paper larger than the circle and a pen a ruler would be quicker though it would take a minute or less with only pen and paper. -draw the circle with pen and paper. -fold paper 4 times to construct a square with sides the length of circle diameter. -fold square in half twice and the intersection of those folds is the middle. The parameters of your task is not specific, though in this video you use pen and paper.
I know they have to teach formal geometry in school, but would be great if they also taught an informal version of practical things, or even for art and do it like this without so much jargon
If you don’t like measuring, another way to do it is to get a wide bottom board. Then glue a skinner top board to it. Then place your saw foot against the top board and cut off the bottom board as you saw down the full length of it. That will create a straight edge on the bottom board that is parallel to the top one.
You made it difficult on yourself. You didn't need to draw all those lines. You had the centerline where the square met the outside of the circle at 1:24
You are an absolute hero for making this video. I have been trying so hard to figure this thing out and I finally get it after watching your video. Thank you!!!
Thank you for your videos! I accidentally drilled pocket holes too deep. Then I found this possible dowel solution: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kKFlALWvVeY.html. Would it work well for holding plywood blocks to legs?
Sorry, a tutor at tech taught us how to refine/filter our speech/writing with precision and accuracy by showing/demonstrating how most of the statements we make can be, reduced in length, improved in language and tightened in accuracy. Once again sorry.
A better and simpler way is a straight line drawn touching the edge of the circle slightly longer then the diameter of the circle., then using the square to draw another line at 90 degrees again touching the edge of the circle, repeat two more times times and the circle is in a square 2 lines drawn from corner to corner of each corner of the square and where they intersect is the centre. Now that’s the ‘easy way’.
How about this: put the point of the square on the edge of the circle, swing it to the biggest measurement on the circle, then put a dot at exactly half of that. That’s the center.
Doesn’t matter. If you’re touching any point of the circle and swing the square or ruler to the maximum point of the opposite side (as noted on the ruler), half of that is the center and on that same line.
Of course it’s on the line. Have fun being accurate with getting that line to be at the max diameter and then having enough increments on a square to mark the exact center, especially on a larger circle.
Max diameter is the easy part because you will see the line getting closer and farther as you sweep from a point on the circle. This is how I do it with a dial bore gauge to measure cylinders in an engine to machine them. 🙄
