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blowsoot
12-15-2005, 10:17 PM
whats the best thing to use to trace a perfect circle? don't have a router just a jigsaw
find your center
find the RADIUS if your circle
get a pencil and a screw\nail
draw the radius on a piece of cardboard, and cut the cardboard to about 2" longer on eaither side of the ends of the line.
poke the nail\screw into one end and into the center of your wood, poke the pencil thru the other end of the line, and draw your circle.
cut.
kuijo
12-15-2005, 10:22 PM
find your center
find the RADIUS if your circle
get a pencil and a screw\nail
draw the radius on a piece of cardboard, and cut the cardboard to about 2" longer on eaither side of the ends of the line.
poke the nail\screw into one end and into the center of your wood, poke the pencil thru the other end of the line, and draw your circle.
cut.
Thats how i always do it. Its hard to screw that up.
danteBirosel
12-15-2005, 10:27 PM
x2 i love this way... moe lestor taught me this and found that is really useful and cheap.
Nobody taught me this before. Booooooo. Common sense > me.
InhumanAcura
12-15-2005, 10:32 PM
i used to use a paint stick w/ the nail method
ramos
12-16-2005, 07:55 AM
i used to use a paint stick w/ the nail method
^^Tis' A very good method. You can even drill holes at different lengths for different size holes. And you can reuse the same paint stick later. :)
truckstoy
12-16-2005, 08:26 AM
i use that method as well
PhatTonyDeMarco
12-16-2005, 08:41 AM
Compass...
PatFitz9
12-16-2005, 11:00 AM
anything that is straight will work. just fix the center point and spin on that axis.
Alpineinstaller
12-16-2005, 11:02 AM
Paintstick=cheap and effective
UndercoverPunk
12-16-2005, 11:07 AM
X12 on the paintstick.
Req's ava = the pwnzors
tRiGgEr
12-16-2005, 11:08 AM
I use a piece of paper for my 12" drivers. A letter paper is 11". You just fold it in half two times to find the center then a nail and a pencil. Always easy for me.
Most the time I use the Rubber thingy that comes with the sub...
Nobody taught me this before. Booooooo. Common sense > me.
lol man!!!
and x2 on the avatar :laugh: