Scribing compass

[marcus]

This is a bit boring, but does anyone know where I can get hold of a decent compass for scribing — i.e. one that has a long point and stays set? The only ones I can find have silly little points to stop school children murdering each other (which of course happened all the time hence the necessity of shortening them :roll: ....)

 

[Woodmonkey]

I just got one from Rutlands in their sale.
http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+woodworkin ... ota+dksa10

 

[carlb40]

I use this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FastCap-Accus ... 2ecb1302bb

With that you get a choice of using the sharp pointy bit for skirting or a large flat area for walls etc

 

[Woodmonkey]

Sorry I didn't see that you said for scribing, that might be too big.

 

[speed]

i have one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-BRASS ... 3cda832f9e

 

[marcus]

Thanks for these ideas, think I will go with an old one off ebay as speed suggests. Accuscribe looks good, but I'm too cheap I think! Dakota, would probably be fine if I snipped off the point on the pencil side, but I took a solemn vow never to buy anything from that particular company again.....