Cutting large circles and rings - Page 6

**cgutzmer** · #51 06-07-2010, 03:08 PM

Good point Yogi! I am not all that coordinated much of the time

Chris

**rmks2000** · #52 06-07-2010, 03:13 PM

Yogi

Thanks - I'll keep that in mind...lost a fingertip to a table saw back in the day. Most expensive picture frames I ever made!

**Retired_for_now** · #53 06-07-2010, 03:22 PM

And that's why old carpenters use calculators - can only count up to nine (eight for the slow learners or impatient). Grampa could still play a pretty mean trumpet with his nine-and-a-half, though.
Yogi (my bits may be scarred - but I've still got them, knock on my little wooden head)

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**OgdenBob** · #54 06-09-2010, 04:59 PM

B-Manic, I cut all mine by hand too. Often considered looking for a good circle cutter, I know they exist somewhere, but after seeing your photos, I think I'll continue hand cutting. You do beautiful work BTW!

Bob

**whulsey** · #55 06-10-2010, 12:34 PM

Hadn't thought of the washer idea for cutting circles. Might try glueing some bits of rough sandpaper to them to give then some traction so they don't slip so easily. Where's my contact cement...and band-aids just in case?

**rmks2000** · #56 06-10-2010, 12:52 PM

Whulsey

Good idea, but the sandpaper may damage your paper. I'd suggest thin rubber such as from bicycle tubes, or better yet, the rubber pads used to open jars. This is similar to Bench Cookies which I use for woodworking, which have rubber on both the top and bottom to hold the woodwork in place.

**whulsey** · #57 06-10-2010, 01:14 PM

Better idea, thought about the possibility of damage to the paper finish but didn't think about some thin type of rubber.

**gregbal** · #58 06-11-2010, 11:02 AM

A rubber jar-opening pad is what I use. I punch "feet" out with a hole-punch (trimming as required for smaller sizes) and attach them with a dot of contact cement.