FastCap Accuscribe Scribing Tool
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of FastCap Accuscribe Scribing Tool
Customer Review: Good for some things
Summary: 4 Stars
This scribe is good for long, shallow-angle scribes like baseboard scribing to the floor and wall. It is not good for tight-radius scribing. For that, get the Veritas scribe which is more costly but best - or else make your own mouse-type scribe from a piece of wood with a pointed end and holes bored with a countersink to hold the pencil in. Works well.
This scribe is good for scribing the back sides of things. The pencil sharpner is nice too.
Customer Review: Great little tool
Summary: 5 Stars
Not much to really say. Very handy. Sturdy (though plastic) construction. Flat bottom allows scribing along edges of items (provided you're using it on a flat surface). The pencil can be replaced with a marking knife to use for scribing the outer / inner edges of patterns for trays, bowls, etc; can be used as a marking gauge for mortise / tenon joinery etc. in woodworking. The fact that it houses it's own pencil sharpener is just a bonus. Adjustment knobs are brass.
About the only thing that would make this the absolute best scribing tool out there would be if it were made of anodized aluminum. :) That being said, it's a solid value for the price.
Customer Review: Great tool
Summary: 5 Stars
I really liked the adjustments you can make on it to get that perfect scribe and that you can sharpen the pencil (which you can change with any other pencil in your shop) with the built in sharpener.Customer Review: Great---mostly.
Summary: 4 Stars
Great idea and well built. I first saw it in a wooden boat magazine and thought it looked good. As a wood worker, drawing circles is a common problem. I've used it a couple times and have these observations:
1. It holds it's position and measurement quite well.
2. It is constructed of good materials.
3. The pin pulls back for safe stage, but doesn't stay in the extended position without the help of a little electrical tape.
4. I think it would be nice if the pin side would also swivel to allow larger circles.
Would I recommend it? Yes, but the builder could improve their design a bit.
Customer Review: I tossed mine
Summary: 2 Stars
Cheap plastic, doesn't hold adjustments, clunky and awkward. I bought it initially for the broad, flat surface, thinking this ideal for wall and floor scribing, and because the brass parts made it appear to be better than it is. I found it almost unusable, tried to get used to it for a while and finally tossed it. 2 stars for minimum usability. I recommend the tried and true compass or dividers. If you want a high-quality set, try West Marine - they have quite a variety for charting purposes. Stay away from the cheap stamped steel school models, and don't buy a set without a lock. A very good set is the C.S. Osborne model carried by Woodcraft. It is heavy-duty and has a nice fine adjust mechanism. Pricey at about $65-$70, but will last a lifetime.