Thread: Homemade scriber

Just thought I'd post some pics of a homemade scriber I made today. I still have to cut the bar to length. Materials used is a 5/8 drill rod, De-threaded Nut, nail, and a screw. nice easy build...

I like your style!
I use a cheap digital caliper as my scribe.
Measure spine, divide by two and mark.
Im pretty sure I saw it In one of Charlies videos.
Eric

Originally Posted by epd

I like your style!
I use a cheap digital caliper as my scribe.
Measure spine, divide by two and mark.
Im pretty sure I saw it In one of Charlies videos.
Eric

Thanks Eric... I think I'm gonna add a washer on top of the adjusting nut to give it more stability when scribing. Yes, I seen Charlie using calipers in one of he videos. He puts out some real good information in them.

Am not sure what I am looking at i know what a scribe is,what are you going to use it for??

Scribing razor blanks. It's adjustable as the nut slides and has a set screw. I am going to add a washer on top of the nut tomorrow. Kind of like this but a bit simpler.

Okay, i think I understand,You put some dykem on your blank and trace the blade.

Yes sir...

One of these days I'll get/make a real one, but I've been using a drill bit the same thickness of the steel...the point is center for quite some time.

I like your mentality...you don't have something, you make it...my kind of guy.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

One of these days I'll get/make a real one, but I've been using a drill bit the same thickness of the steel...the point is center for quite some time.

I like your mentality...you don't have something, you make it...my kind of guy.

Thanks Shooter. Here's the finished product...

Nice going. I have to make one of these. Lets see # 289 on my list of things to do by summer. If I didn't have a job I could really have some fun :<0)