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Circles
Posted by philly on Monday, October 12, 2009 9:54 AM

Is there anything that will cut small to large circles? I remember seeing something that looked like a compass with a blade on it, but can't seem to locate it.

 

Thanks

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  • From: Scotland
Posted by Milairjunkie on Monday, October 12, 2009 10:44 AM
How small to how large?
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Posted by philly on Monday, October 12, 2009 11:16 AM
 Up to 7mm.
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  • From: Scotland
Posted by Milairjunkie on Monday, October 12, 2009 12:01 PM

I would think for such small work your best bet would be a punch & die set. There are various sets available from spurious hobby type tool manufacturers, which are not that expensive - & there are the likes of the Waldron punch & die set, which is reputed to be pretty good but has a matching price.

Search this forum for "waldron" &/or "punch & die" & you should get some more usefull info & links. I could be wrong, but I think the type of blade arrangement you have mentioned would be unsuitable for such small work. 

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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Monday, October 12, 2009 12:51 PM

How about these from Harbor Freight?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=3838

I have them and they work well for larger circles. 

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  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:46 PM

 philly wrote:
Is there anything that will cut small to large circles? I remember seeing something that looked like a compass with a blade on it, but can't seem to locate it.

I think you are refering to the Olfa Circle Cutter?

http://www.olfa.com/CircleCuttersDetail.aspx?C=51&Id=65

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