Tag: rolling pin

Center finder DIY

On By CarynIn Craft, Tools

I made a simple center finder for drilling holes and turning round stock. I drew concentric circles with a fine-tipped Sharpie mounted in a compass on the inside layer of a lamination sheet. (I recommend practicing making circles on some scrap paper before going to the clear sheet, especially if it has been awhile since you’ve used a compass. Yup, personal experience.)

Circles drawn on the inside of a lamination folder

I then sent the lamination folder through the lamination machine to seal in the drawing and make it more rigid, used the sharp point of the compass to poke a hole in the center, and scissors to cut out the circle. By lining up the edges of the circle with the wood, I can mark the center.

Using the center finder to find the center of a maple turning blank

There are commercially prepared center finders, but this is an easy and cheap way to make one if you have transparent material available.

(Part 2 of 8 in this blog series)

I dropped it

On By CarynIn Craft, Tools

25 years. I’ve had this marble rolling pin for 25 years. I was making crackers and dropped it off the side of the counter onto the concrete floor. Crack. sigh.

Broken and disassembled marble rolling pin

I contemplated gluing it back together, but the crack would have to be filled, or I’d forever have a ridge on whatever I rolled out. It could be that there is a material that is suitable for filling a crack in marble that won’t potentially dislodge and become one with the dough, but I don’t have it on hand. I do, however, have wood and a lathe. Oh by the way, I’m going to draw this story out.

(Part 1 of 8 in this blog series)