DIY Center Gauge - Quick and EASY Woodworking Tool

Finally ditched the ruler and made myself this center marking gauge.
Super quick and easy woodworking marking tool you can make in a few minutes.
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[@milenbojinov8384]

Thank you for the great idea to have the center and side drilled this clever way..👍🙏

[@TheHandToolery]

Nice! I almost made one of these recently, not sure why I didn’t. Super simple and well explained. Love the pivot idea.

[@TheWirelessWoodworker]

Thanks man! Wish I remembered where I saw that pivot the first time so I could credit them. So simple and obvious that I smacked myself for not thinking about it originally,

[@edrobinson1613]

I know this is an old video but I just saw it. Here's my formula for making a can't miss center finder using a pair of dividers.
1. Cut a straight scrap about 6 inches
2. Draw a line through the approximate center the whole length.
3.Using a pair of dividers, Pick a spot around the center of the length, make a mark there using the divider point.
4. Swing the divider to the left and make a mark with the divider point.
5. Swing the divider to the opposite end and make another mark with the divider point.
These 3 marks are spaced exactly the same distance from each other.
Drill your holes at the marks and insert your pegs in the outer holes. Then insert your marker in the middle hole and mark the center of the workpiece.
I hope this helps some folks out.
P.S. You could do the same thing with 2 nails in a stick of wood as the divider points. Stick one near the middle, Swing the stick around to the 2 ends and mark the peg spots.

[@steven_vogt]

nice 👍

[@TimRoseOfficial]

*_Hey my friend! Super video! I saw you in Cathrin's comments and wanted to swing by and say hi! Wishing you lots of amazing success on your CZcams journey! Blessings ^_^_*

[@RhinoWorks]

very useful, beautifully bulit. i'm considering stealing that idea. 😉cheers from switzerland ✌

[@GraffWoodshop]

Great video! I love making tools instead of buying them!

[@TheWirelessWoodworker]

Thanks! Agreed - and this is a nice easy one that I use all the time.

[@helenjohnson7583]

What a cool little tool! That was enlightening just watching you make it!

[@TheWirelessWoodworker]

Thanks Helen!

[@JesseTheB]

Great tutorial! Will be following your method when I make mine.
I think I saw JSK woodoworking use the pivot idea some months back, probably not the first but the one that came to my mind!

[@TheWirelessWoodworker]

You’re 100% correct, it was JSK, thanks for the reminder!

[@alexsafonov7270]

👍🏽thanks dude 🫡

[@DannyB-cs9vx]

On a tapered leg, wouldn't the pin on the thicker part of the wood pull the center of the tool towards that side. Seems like you would need to rotate the tool for a second pass with the opposite pin on the thicker part. Then look for the center of the lines made.

[@TheWirelessWoodworker]

I think it probably depends on the taper - if both sides were tapered by the same amount it would probably cancel out, but you're right, I typically just run it the other way and aim for the middle of the lines. Certainly accurate enough for my work!

[@ducksfan3525]

I know this video is old but what is the tool you used to punch the hole for you to drill?

[@TheWirelessWoodworker]

Google "Spring Loaded Center Pin Punch" and you should find it or something very similar.

[@snh_lname]

Nice. Paul Sellers hammer.

[@TheWirelessWoodworker]

Indeed!

[@elcarpe9186]

thanks for this - I'm a total beginner and working on many lap joints for my garden boxes - this was a very easy explanation on how to get what I need - I got a metric ton of scrap wood to try and make a nice one of these. Thanks again !

[@TheWirelessWoodworker]

Let us know how you make out!

[@elcarpe9186]

@@TheWirelessWoodworker so I got 12 4' long 2x4's (cuz that's what I could fit in my car) from store - used 6 for each of my 2 garden boxes for top rails - for my first time - I'm pretty pleased with the results - not perfect, but does the trick and looks "acceptable". little sanding to soften up the couple of protrusions and I'm happy with it ! thanks again !

[@elcarpe9186]

@@TheWirelessWoodworker I used some old carriage bolts for the posts - pretty much does the trick.

[@TheWirelessWoodworker]

@@elcarpe9186 Well Done!!

[@jordanhamilton7090]

This is how you turn something really simple out of something what would likely be very hard. Reminds me about Woody Hyezmar’s Woodworking Bible which is being given away and can try go’ogling, but I’m not so sure, have a good one!

[@shantahsieh432]

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