Center Finder

[Nebe]

When I was building plugs, I made a home made one. 2 small pieces of wood 90 degrees from each other, then a thin sheet of stainless at 45 degrees. Put your blank in it, hit with a hammer. Turn it 180 degrees and hit it again. Perfect center every time.
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[beamie]

I haven't turned wood in years, have to get back into it. But my
Dad just taught me to draw an 'X' kiddy corner on the piece of wood to find the spot to drive your center. No tool needed......it's not the space shuttle.......

[JLH]

Originally Posted by Nebe

When I was building plugs, I made a home made one. 2 small pieces of wood 90 degrees from each other, then a thin sheet of stainless at 45 degrees. Put your blank in it, hit with a hammer. Turn it 180 degrees and hit it again. Perfect center every time.
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This is how I do it but I used a piece of a band saw blade instead of sheet stainless. Same end result.

[BigFish]

I made a jig for my drill press......I find center on the piece of wood, set the jig in the drill press so the bit hits center and then I tap each end with a hole about 1/4 inch deep and my chucks fit right in the holes!!

On some plugs I will for instance pre-drill the tail end as it saves me the trouble later, especially the case on metal lipped swimmers as the forward hole is usually offset drilled.

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by Nebe

When I was building plugs, I made a home made one. 2 small pieces of wood 90 degrees from each other, then a thin sheet of stainless at 45 degrees. Put your blank in it, hit with a hammer. Turn it 180 degrees and hit it again. Perfect center every time.
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Same, But turn 90 degrees to get you crossing lines. I used an old hacksaw blade that I glued in a slot I cut on the table saw. Scraps from around the shop and recycle an old blade. No need to spend money.