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82. Gadget of the Day 1

What are these?

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I came across them when I was making a circle skirt and it occurred to me they’d be a great teacher tool. They’re generally known as a yardstick compass. You attach the pointy end to one end of a metre (or yard) stick and the pencil end at your desired radius. Each end has a cap which tightens to the height of your ruler. Hey presto – a giant pair of compasses! Never again will you search high and low for something big and circular to draw around or try using a drawing pin and a piece of string.

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There are lots of American websites that sell them, but in the UK I’ve only seen them on Art supply sites eg Handover.co.uk