Layout & Marking Out Guides

Layout & Marking Out Guides

• How to Read a Tape Measure A tape measure tells you more than whole inches, once you know how to read it. This guide covers the sliding hook and the small lines along the blade. 5 minBeginnerDIY & Crafts
• How to Find the Center of a Circle with a Compass A drawn curve carries no mark where its center is, and often you cannot measure to it. This is the way the old drawing offices found it, with a compass, a straightedge and seven moves. 10 minIntermediateDIY & Crafts
• How to Draw Radius Lines on an Arc Without Its Center An arch, a fan or a curved rail needs lines that all point at the middle. When the middle is off the wall or out in the yard, you can still strike every one of them with a compass and a straightedge alone. 15 minIntermediateDIY & Crafts