Taytools 468310 Large Adjustable Trammel Head Set Beam Compass, Pencil Holders, Hardened Points

I bought these to finally replace an old but trusty 5 stick with a pencil hole in one end and a a number of custom nail pivot holes drilled along its length over the years for whatever radius I needed. I used that stick for at least 10 years and it worked perfectly for dozens of curves, but I saw these on Amazon and a similar set at Rockler and figured I might as well bring my circle-marking technology up to the modern era.

This is a well machined heavy-duty instrument to draw circles on big pieces of wood or on irregular surfaces. All you need to supply is a beam or piece of wood on which the 2 points are placed. It is far better than even an expensive drafting compass for that purpose. Highly recommended.

There are great!

I lost one of my old set, happy to find these.

Well made. Sturdy. Can use a bic type pen or round pencil.

Well made

At the price I was expecting a fairly cheap but adequate tool. The reality is that these are extremely well made precision tools that will last generations, assuming that the next generations still build anything. In any case the quality of these far exceeded my expectations. Sorry I could only go up to 5 stars.

These make a solid beam compass as big or small as you want. Pencil fits in perfectly, and they have a good weight to them

I kept making half-assed arcs and circles using the ole string-nail-pencil. I finally broke down and got this one. Wow, what a difference! Sturdy, accurate, easy to use, versatile, and more. I just finished the template Id been working on for a chair back. I had put it down due to frustration. This trammel made the process actually kinda fun (isnt that what us woodworkers strive for).

Great quality Trammel points help me build a 46 inch arc out of walnut. High quality steel construction