Need a tough compass for scribing.

Aptivaboy · Post by **Aptivaboy** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:51 pm

Hi all,

i need a tough ,heavy duty compass for scribing purposes. I intend to use it to cut out a circular area around a TOS Enterprise bridge in order to use a drop in replacement I've made on Shapeways. Anyway, the compasses I currently own are great for light scribing, but not for serious scribing and cutting. Any suggestions on a tough, hard core replacement?

Many thanks,

Robert

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:14 pm

something like

this is probably your best bet

Valdore · Post by **Valdore** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:18 pm

What about a compass cutter, like these here ones?

http://www.myshopping.com.au/ZM--702830 ... d_Hardware

Would something like that do?

mwk-tke · Post by **mwk-tke** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:15 pm

I used something like that to scribe the rings in the lower portion of primary hull. It is a large set of drafting dividers. If you keep scribing it will work it's way through the plastic.

DennisH · Post by **DennisH** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:08 pm

Not sure if this would work for what you need, but I've been drooling over a Veritas Beam Compass like the one show on this page (8th item down):
http://www.classichandtools.com/acatalo ... Tools.html

I really needed one of these for a project I was working on, but had to make do with a really generic version from the big box hardware stores. Oh well.

Dennis

rayra · Post by **rayra** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:17 am

how about using an actual metal scribing tool? A scratch awl.