Making a compass

[Garage workshop]

In this video I make a compass from two pieces of thin steel rod and some flat stock, a thumbscrew and a couple of brass pins.

The tips on the compass are regular mild steel. Not a lot to say about the project other than it's a lot of filing and shaping.
For the curved piece I went to the hardware store and traced a pattern from a store model on a piece of paper which I than transferred to steel.

Really useful and simple project.

Build video:

[Altair]

Nice compass. Enjoyed watching how it came together, especially the fabrication of the curved wing.

Al

[Garage workshop]

Thank you very much!

[kbalch]

Thanks Garage workshop! I've added your Compass to our Rulers, Protractors, and Compasses category, as well as to your builder page: Garage workshop's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Compass by Garage workshop

tags: compass