Even easier, all you need is a flat surface and a pen. Simply use a book to
hold the pen at about half the diameter of the cap off the surface.
Books work well as you can adjust the height simply by adding pages. Then
put several marks with the pin at different positions of the end of
the cap.
Is THAT what the V-shaped thing is for? I'm indebted to you sir - I never
knew what it was for.
On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 10:39:42 PM UTC-7, Nixcited delighted wrote:
I use a fairly cheap device found in most UK hardware/tool shops as part
of a sliding rule set. In my case it included just
Two bits of ply glued at 90 degree to each other.
At one end, glue a strip of wood at 45 degrees to the other two such that
one side of the strip intersects with the vertex of the two other pieces.
Sit your round cap in the V and use the strip of wood to draw a diameter.
Rotate the cap and
Do you have a drill-press ? I've turned a few items on my drill press with
satisfactory results.
Other than that, I would place the cap (open-end pointing downward) over a
small-diameter woodscrew pointing straight-up, and balance it as best you
can. Once you find that spot, press the cap
On 22.07.2014 18:00, Nick wrote:
Two bits of ply glued at 90 degree to each other.
At one end, glue a strip of wood at 45 degrees to the other two such
that one side of the strip intersects with the vertex of the two other
pieces.
And here's a DIY version of the tool you described (the page
juli 2014 18:00
To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com
Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: O.T.but...
Two bits of ply glued at 90 degree to each other.
At one end, glue a strip of wood at 45 degrees to the other two such that
one side of the strip intersects with the vertex of the two other pieces.
Sit your round
