08-18-2012, 07:26 PM
(08-18-2012, 05:02 PM)f350ca Wrote: Neat jig. What do you use for a compass Bob? Doesn't a regular set of dividers lay out the circle wrong as you come down the curve of the pipe.
Yes it is wrong. Those last examples were the extreme of what i do. Usually with the 4" that are close together i tack the couplings to some sq tube with the centers i need. Lay the now tacked together part on the tube and trace it with a long piece of new soapstone. But normally the couplings are inline down the centerline of the pipe...Bob
Bob Wright
Metal Master Fab
Salem Ohio
Birthplace of the Silver and Deming drill bit.
5 Lathes, SBL Shaper, Lewis Mill, 7 drill presses, 5 welders...
Metal Master Fab
Salem Ohio
Birthplace of the Silver and Deming drill bit.
5 Lathes, SBL Shaper, Lewis Mill, 7 drill presses, 5 welders...