Homemade Center Finder

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Making a simple, but accurate center finder from scraps of laminate flooring. It will be used mostly for woodturning, to mark the center of blanks.
Laminate flooring is a great material for workshop projects since it's basically MDF covered in melamine on both sides.
I used the factory edges to get an accurate square then used it's diagonal to mark the 45 degree angle for the ruler. The ruler itself is a piece of leftover aluminum transition strip.
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21 ноя 2015

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@willemkossen 8 лет назад

This one goes straight on the todolist!

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Happy you liked it Willem!

@emersonwilson872 2 года назад

You all probably dont care at all but does anyone know a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly forgot the login password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me.

@miloroland6156 2 года назад

@Emerson Wilson Instablaster :)

@emersonwilson872 2 года назад

@Milo Roland i really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.

@emersonwilson872 2 года назад

@Milo Roland It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thanks so much you really help me out!

@kurtwm2010 7 лет назад

funny...while watching this, an advertisement popped up for a center finder for $28.07. I think I like your better. Great idea

@scinzon7361 7 лет назад

The algorithms decided that it was relative to you. It is one of the rare cases that it was actually relative to you. Be happy. :) The algorithms never work for me. Yesterday someone sent me a link to a gross video and the ad before the video was about food. xD

@Saxomonk 7 лет назад

Yes indeed to the point with out all the fluff and bother very humble Excellent editing choices made for the perfect flow Looking forward to the next one Well done Sir

@anway1953 8 лет назад

Nice! I like your simple approach and attention to details.

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Thanks!

@you-tubejunkie2926 6 лет назад

Love this video. No small talk, no stupid music, (good editing). Attention all you-tube DIY'ers, please learn from this person.

@mogbaba 7 лет назад

Easy to build and precise tool. I am happy to find your channel. h also have a small shop. So, it's good to learn from one with same basic tools. thank you.

@hankvana2149 3 года назад

THANK YOU!!! I have been needing one of these forever! Never got around to making one, have all the materials so I'm off to the workshop to make one right now! :)

@pierre5325 7 лет назад

Beauty, simplicity and elegance. Great, I shall now have to make one. Thanks friend, pierre from New Mexico

@moisesbeltran2612 7 лет назад

I was going to buy a center finder, but you have just inspired me to make one. thank you very much.

@puzzlering1 6 лет назад

Thank you for posting this, I had seen this piece of kit in another of your videos, great job Thank you again

@amirhouseingholinia2023 8 лет назад

I just subscribed to your channel. No talking, no life story, just doing the job, that's what I like.

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Thanks! To be honest this kind of videos is a lot easier to make than the ones with a proper host.

@CasualInventor 8 лет назад

I laughed at your "Math is funny" caption when rotating the square wooden piece. I never realised that centre finders worked on square pieces at funny angles. Interesting fact.

@sammas8103 6 лет назад

Simple to the point and yet An excellent design! Bravo

@joestrummer52 7 лет назад

Small Workshop... you are amazing and so efficient with your vids, keep them coming!!!

@Harrell423 7 лет назад

thanks so much, I have never seen a tool like this, and it's so simple.. like a speed square.. I'm fairly new to woodworking

@colutuber 8 лет назад

Excellent again, thanks for sharing. I'm off to the shed now

@CGwerx 7 лет назад

love the tap handle. blew my mind with the math is funny section, never noticed that. happy new subscriber

@starpaulo747 5 лет назад

Parabéns meu amigo um belo equipamentos ótimo vídeo, fiquei impressionado com o tamanho da serra muito bacana.

@alphaandomegabracelets2673 5 лет назад

Oh my goodness. Thank you so much for the idea.

@BAK87 8 лет назад

Nice looking and useful tool, excellent work. I like your precision a LOT.

@davijayakumar9181 7 лет назад

Thank u sir for showing to make this wonderful tool at home such a simple device

@darkdelta 8 лет назад

Late to the party, very clever, and a great idea about the flooring. Many Thanks!

@tariqkamil7853 4 года назад

That is too cool and super useful. Now I gotta make one for myself

@edheide7229 7 лет назад

Nice work and great detail, its also on my todo list. Thanks

@edpontiff8448 5 лет назад

Thanks for not bombarding your video with loud distracting stupid music ! Good build and very handy !

@HeatherSpoonheim 7 лет назад

Nice! That is so much better than the one I made out of old lasagna noodles.

@optimuprimoto 8 лет назад

Very smart idea for video, spending time to make such a thing is definitely worth for all the uses of this tool. A great and important project for an amateur like me. Very enjoyable videos, well done!

@Thebald1 8 лет назад

A well needed tool.. That is something that I've needed many of times in the past and I know I'll be making one very soon in the future.. Thanks

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Thank you too! Like I said in a previous comment, it's a super easy project.

@johnmartin8769 7 лет назад

Beautifully executed - will make one soon...Bravo

@yooyoo736 7 лет назад

love this idea very, very clean work well done

@tjcarita 8 лет назад

Thank for sharing! Love it....I'll add this to my shop tools for sure!

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Thank you too Tony!

@sharpshooterjd 8 лет назад

Great build! I need one of these!

@mickayres2267 8 лет назад

Awesome videos. Easy to follow, very clear and always making something useful! Great job.

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Your comment makes me very happy, since that's exactly what I try to achieve when I make these videos: to make them easy and useful. Thank you!

@SarcastSempervirens 5 лет назад

Finally!!!!!! Something that can be used on the end of a barrel tapered dovel, instead of the blade cut 90 degrees jig

@ChuckCoy 8 лет назад

Very clever, you are displaying your ninja skills.

@davestrange7134 4 года назад

Outstanding, genius idea. Thanks heaps.

@Mikhandmaker 6 лет назад

True craftsmanship!!

@donfillenworth1721 8 лет назад

Nice job! Thanks for sharing.

@Dave51262 7 лет назад

Nice project and video. I always enjoy your videos. They are well done, have fine workmanship, and get to the point quickly. Thanks for these.

@TheSmallWorkshop 7 лет назад

Thank you very much for all your comments Dave!

@ronaldwhittaker6327 4 года назад

gotta be close to one of the coolest home made tools i've seen to date,, once made ,,the handiness of it is the shit.

@lancestancliffe4885 Год назад

Your channel is going to make me very busy making things lol.

@josebadillo6179 7 лет назад

beaitiful.!!! I need that in mi garage!! thanks for sharing!!!

@anthonywemigwans 7 лет назад

that was fun to watch.. thanks!! might just make one!!

@justinfiaschetti 8 лет назад

great video! i have been wondering how to make one of these for a while now!

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Thanks! It's very easy to make, whole thing took less than an hour.

@hizo64HH 8 лет назад

You are very innovative, thank you!

@gekooncrete2183 8 лет назад

you making great stuff! and i really like the way you make your videos. big thumb up! easy and nice to follow. i wish there was more people like that on youtube. subscribed! have a nice day, geko

@akawireguy1197 7 лет назад

Simple is good. Well done.

@gozergozerian3192 7 лет назад

man, when i first saw that table saw i thought, "my god, this man is a giant!" Great video, i'll need to make one of these

@fido3561 6 лет назад

LOL Likewise

@abdurraheem898 6 лет назад

Wow! Its amazing trick... and tools

@OutlawEdge 7 лет назад

Freakin awesome! Great idea!

@robindemon1 6 лет назад

Bravo! You are as Leonardo! Greetings from Italy. 😃

@henryzdonick8719 Год назад

Thanks for this video, i am a beginner wood lathe user this will help a lot

@MauriceCalis 3 года назад

Thumbs up for that trick marking the square.

@NewHampshireJack 8 лет назад

Great project. Here in the Philippines, I would surly here "out of stock" at any local hardware store. The sad part is, several times I had to "eyeball" the center and live with the results. This is now on my to do list as soon as we return from a visa run to Thailand. Thank you for the inspiration.

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Out of stock is still something, here where I live they never heard of such tool :)

@BillRoberts5 8 лет назад

Awesome! Thank you for sharing.

@10000rambos 5 лет назад

You basically built a center square, but very ingenious none the less!!

@fixercinco7732 7 лет назад

wow! very good! awesome! it's just I was finding!

@LumpyMusic 8 лет назад

Video Format: Excellent. No useless dialog, no stupid grunge music, short and to the point. Shop Practices: I get a little anxious watching your fingers in harm's way on that table saw!

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Thanks for your concern, but that is a 2 inch blade that only sticks around a quarter inch above the table. So worst case scenario it nicks my fingers! ...But, given my recent luck, it will probably pull me into the saw one day... bet that would make a great video!

@paulbignell6977 5 лет назад

excellent job, like the chuck holding the tap.........

@lemaquis3596 6 лет назад

like your tap holder !

@thenightwhisper2872 6 лет назад

very nice work,many thanks

@gosdg 8 лет назад

quick and easy! Absolutely nice!

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Thank you!

@AtlasReburdened 7 лет назад

Clean build, good stuff. Gonna check out that mini table saw and probably subscribe.

@ArtofBoneCarving 7 лет назад

So neat... great work

@bbatta6900 8 лет назад

Very nice tool. Thanks for posting. I'll have to make one.

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Thank you too!

@robmazzitelli 5 лет назад

This is great! Thank you.

@pavski 8 лет назад

just watched all videos - looking forward to seeing more project.

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Thank you, I have some in progress, hope to have a new video out soon.

@nkrump 5 лет назад

Very nice, thanks for the video!

@SouthernGinger 8 лет назад

Very nice.. I know it's an old video but cool idea for flooring scraps.

@luisadrianomeusparabens6863 7 лет назад

parabéns que top . amigo ficou muitíssimo bom

@WV591 8 лет назад

interesting and handy little mini table saw. too bad you don't have a vid on that.

@petrolheartgarage1567 7 лет назад

he has one :)

@thevikingoli8847 4 года назад

I have one and it's a must have that tool. The time you save an the Précision you can work with this tool is not normal every ironworker must have one 😁😁😁😁👌👌

@NDCTV 7 лет назад

well done. great work and neat.

@dang25272549 7 лет назад

Good idea & nice work.

@shanethomas772 4 года назад

Great stuff thanks for sharing with us....👍

@deanomyfundsarelow4606 5 лет назад

Nicely done toolwork, you'll be one of the best nine finger carpenters out there if you keep cutting that way🤣🤣🤣

@colas11 8 лет назад

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Thanks, I didn't come with the idea, it's a common tool among woodturners.

@Castle6064 8 лет назад

Brilliant this is one Item I will be coping

@depenthene 7 лет назад

Neat. It is one of those things that could come handy sometimes, but too lazy to make one because it is needed so rarely.

@Marlucant 5 лет назад

Wow what a Work!

@TheLittleGardenShedWorkshop 8 лет назад

Very handy little tool, all the best Harry

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Thank you Harry!

@Scrivscribe 8 лет назад

I'm definitely making one of these!

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Go for it mate, it's fast to make and has lots of uses, especially if you are a woodturner.

@jeffstanley4593 8 лет назад

You may not be a genius but you will do till one comes along! Great video.

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

LOL, thanks, I guess!

@stavrosathas250 8 лет назад

Nice work thanks!!!

@DilipKumar-fo3kl 5 лет назад

Superb idea

@ceretomer5987 5 лет назад

Nice. I know what my next project is going to be.

@Jay-cz9ry 4 года назад

Awesome!, and I made one. Now you should make a video on how you made that little table saw.

@chino123224 7 лет назад

dammm thats nice good job man

@andreisima1977 8 лет назад

:) Awesome seeing DIY stuff made locally. Nice shop and nice tools. That screwdriver handle is awesome. Last time i saw somebody using a "analog" caliper was 15 years ago and that was the last day of work of my dad. TIP: When you drill aluminium use small steps, plunge retract plunge retract. AL and other soft alloys drilled or machined with a steel purpose tool have a nasty tendency to stick to the tool resulting a pull of the tool into the material causing unexpected problems. Yes that is a thin profile but i bet you hand secured on the other end. Keep Up.

@TheSmallWorkshop 8 лет назад

Multumesc! I was surprised myself when I noticed there are few DIYers from our country, at a time we were proud we can fix everything. I guess today we are more proud when we can buy everything. Thanks for the tip, sometimes I follow safety rules, sometimes I take chances and sometimes I get hurt. In this case the aluminum was clamped to the wood piece and the tail of the clamp itself prevented rotation in case the tool caught. I need to make a proper table for the drill press to allow better clamping but I have little time for the workshop and a long to do list :)