What'd I make this for?

[Lud]

Pretty simple but since I couldn't find them to buy, I just made one.



 

And  for interest,  why'd I make it like I did??

[Dan_Shade]

center finder?

[breederman]

It is obviously a toilet paper holder!

[pasbuild]

nail set

[scsmith42]

Looks like a flare holder to me....

[MJD]

Looks like a ice spike to help you get out of the water when you fail through the ice.

[Sprucegum]

  :D pretty small for an ice pick unless he makes one for each finger  ;)

Why do you need to find the center of such a small hole?  ???

[Lud]

So you drill a hole for a dowel and you want to locate the center for the piece you're doweling into.  They got these sets of little metal plugs in various sizes which I couldn't find in the box stores. so time to make it.

It's a half inch dowel hole but i used 3/8's dowel and wrapped it with a bit of masking tape so it would be easier to get out than if I used half inch which fits tight.  I ran a finishing nail in the center and ground it to a point.  It needs to last for 20 holes so getting it out was important.

Some of the stuff they sell these days is so special purpose you'll never get payback so I'm always looking for another way to solve the puzzle at hand.  Dan gets the points! 8)

[Oliver1655]

I have three areas. 1 - Wood working, 2 - Metal fabricating, 3 - Mechanical repair.    :
     Along with concern of wood dust being very flammable, the metal/abrasive residue from metal fabrication is dirty & goes every where!  It is rough on the lungs, will discolor the wood, & definitely not anything you need in anything with movable parts you are repairing. (It also greatly improves productivity having the tools setup ready to use!)   8)

John

[Andy White]

Lud
That little invention of yours has given me an idea! I will make one with the center offset about 3/32" and mark the offset center to use for marking tennons while in the mortice for timber framing. I always get the layout direction confused, and this looks like it would not miss!    Thanks                                     Andy

[Lud]

Andy,
          Glad it gave you an idea.  I'll have you know I grew up knowing the White Brothers that worked for my Dad.  Andy, Freland , and Billie Joe.  Straight shooting fellas I was proud to know.

         Oliver,  I'll tell ya, my metal working stays in the east end of the garage and the wood working stays in thle bank barn.  Metal stain on wood's  a bugger.