Roto Tape Compass | Rotating Tape Measure Beam Compass Alternative Circle Drawing Tool to Draw Arcs (Not 2 inches Short!)

Excellent tool.

One of those items that most of us use very infrequently, but makes circle marking in woodworking or crafts so much easier than looking for the right sized lid, glass, etc. If you’re considering it, order it now and you will use it and be glad you had it.

Have gad to order 2 of these things. They are utter crap. They are cheaply made and poorly assembled. On top of the frustration in both deliveries the supposedly included central axis needle is nor included. This renders the thing completrly useless. I had to shave down a toothpick to make an axis needle. Don't Waste Your Money.Addendum: it's flimsy constriction majes for inaccurate use with corcles its supposed to draw being off center and not evenly circular. More like a wavy spirel. If I could give it fewer stars I would.

The order I got was missing the pin needle from the package, but honestly I wouldn't have kept this even if it was. The build quality on this is quite bad with a weak plastic construction, and the design has some odd quirks too - for example the button sticks out loosely and exposes the internals slightly whenever the tape measure is not fully retracted. I ended up returning mine.

For what it is, seems a bit over priced. Works well, though.

I thought in photo it showed the pin with it. Some say they received the pin I did not. Checked the bag it was in and box. Nothing. No way I could've thrown it away cause I didn't move from the bag or box at all. Pen tightened yeah you use a socket. Should be thumb grip no need to use a socket on something that is plastic and shouldn't be tighter then finger grip. Works decent. Can't really say if it is accurate though should've included a ruler continuation to the pin hole. Cheaply made product for the price of it. All in all. Probably gonna make my own or something in the future. This will suffice for now. Till it breaks of coarse. Really peeved about the pin though. Now I have to use a drill bit which means it'll cut into the circle a bit and I'll have to put something on top the bit to hold it in place

I use this to layout circles in logs that I am going to chainsaw into blanks for my lathe. It allows me to set the depth to smallest edge of the log but yield the largest blank. Love it. I wish it had a holder built in for the pin you use to hold the center. If you loose it, you can just use a small nail.

Very easy to use! I used it to cut circle veneers for a furniture restoration