Lost centre finder

[Mel]

Hello,

I may have left my centre finder in the basement of the space a week or two ago. It's a piece of yellow plastic, roughly diamond shaped with an odd shaped hole in the middle. If found, please let me know.

Thanks,

Mel

[Giacomo Giacomo]

I'm sorry to say I haven't seen it.  What is it and whats it used for?

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[Mel]

It's used to find the centre of a wood blank for wood turning. I guess it can be used to find a centre on anything it will fit on, for whatever reason, but I use it on my blanks. 

[tim_n]

If it's any consolation, I didn't know these existed and am going to knock one up for my lathe, so thanks :)

[Martin Lee]

They're pretty handy!  I made one on the laser cutter (L shape and then glued on a straight edge at 45°)

There's a few examples online for laser cut and 3D printed ones.

[Mel]

I found my centre finder. At home, on my bookcase for some reason. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  So now I have two, since I ordered a new one. :) At least I'm prepared if I lose it again. 

I've found a laser printable file on Instructables for a centre finder and I might make some of those when the laser cutter is all happy again. I've not used the laser cutter since being inducted, so it might be emotional.

[JJ]

On the positive side, a momentary lapse of cluefullness on your part has introduced about two and a half thousand people to the existence of a thing for finding centres. Good job well done!

JJ