Bill Rogers wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:46:02 -0500, John wrote:


For scribing, a pencil and a washer will do a very good job. Pencil
in the hole in the washer, then run the edge of the washer against the
surface you want to scribe to


Neat! There's something new every day.


Vary the size of the washer to vary the offset from the scribing
surface


Problem: the hole varies in size also.

In that case, you might need to find a high-end washer. In a real
pinch, drill a pencil point sized hole in the center of a penny
and use that. (-:

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA