Find the Center of a Circle (3 EASY and QUICK Ways)

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    See my favorite 3 ways to find the center of the circle. This is based on testing a dozen ways to find the center of a circle. (test video being published soon). These were all suggestions in comments from my original center of circle video: ( • How to Find the Center... ).
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  • @cynthiahicks1909
    @cynthiahicks1909 2 роки тому +23

    I would just trace around a piece of paper and then fold it twice.

  • @mikeg6064
    @mikeg6064 4 роки тому +29

    These demonstrations are excellent! You made them so easy to follow and understand. Thanks for your effort and for sharing them. I really appreciate it.

  • @Brian-hx9wy
    @Brian-hx9wy 2 роки тому +17

    How I love UA-cam for this very reason! Just doing some DIY projects and this helped tremendously. I’d like to vote for the second example lol seems easiest with less work and fastest. Great video 👍👍👍👍

  • @bleeke69
    @bleeke69 5 років тому +29

    I like the second. I never took geometry so my mind is blown on 2. Extremely useful, all i need to do is remember it in the future. Thank you.

  • @thomask4836
    @thomask4836 4 роки тому +4

    I just came back to review your video. I cannot thank you enough! I really like the second chord method!

  • @monadamus42
    @monadamus42 6 років тому +17

    Pop through time-space into space-time, realize you are the circle, you are the center. Come back, share what you learned, get crucified. Take a nap, etc. Great video, very helpful and I love that you tried all the suggestions from the audience. A golden age of entertainment and education we live in.

    • @samsungtv4u
      @samsungtv4u 6 років тому

      Dude thats .... deep...... :) are you weaving hemp baskets all day long ??how do you even come up with this.. :)

    • @samsungtv4u
      @samsungtv4u 6 років тому

      Technically if you are the center of the universe and you place the circle exactly between your axes and a mirror draw a line across then rotate the circle at it axis 137.5 degrees in accordance to the fibonacci sequence then draw one more line you will have the center of the circle ....

    • @SkengManNZ
      @SkengManNZ 5 років тому

      Clown

  • @justaredpenguin784
    @justaredpenguin784 5 років тому +25

    here's a very simple solution: draw a straight line between any two points on the circle, find the line's center point and draw a line (again, from edge to edge) through that midpoint that is perpendicular to the original line. The new line is a diameter and its midpoint is the center of the circle.

    • @joaovianna7321
      @joaovianna7321 5 років тому

      Wow, that is really easy and precise.

    • @mr2octavio
      @mr2octavio 4 роки тому +3

      @@joaovianna7321 thanks algebra

    • @zioxei
      @zioxei 3 роки тому

      @Lance Bermudez No, this one involves drawing only two lines

    • @joeywatch1145
      @joeywatch1145 3 роки тому +4

      @@zioxei His third chord in the video is superfluous. It only requires two. The third is a control to help mitigate stacking inaccuracies.

    • @jesuspineirosanchez7814
      @jesuspineirosanchez7814 2 роки тому

      @@joeywatch1145 What you call the third line is actually the sixth line drawn. Lifulo is right

  • @shakuntalawagh5802
    @shakuntalawagh5802 5 років тому +7

    All the 3 ways are best . I liked the 2nd way the most. Thank u so much.

  • @ehvway
    @ehvway 5 років тому +1

    I always used the third method. Now I will use the 1st and especially the second method! Thanks for sharing Sir!

  • @rouxso5124
    @rouxso5124 5 років тому +13

    very informative and very easy instructions good video, i now have this in my memory bank Thanks

  • @Goalsplus
    @Goalsplus 5 днів тому

    Your practical demonstration is much better than a drawing.

  • @hansdegroot8549
    @hansdegroot8549 5 років тому +3

    I like the second method the best. Thanks for sharing.

  • @jackjax532
    @jackjax532 5 років тому

    You are a very kind person my friend. Thanks for the video.

  • @alaskamike3577
    @alaskamike3577 4 роки тому

    Wonderful tutorial. Great editing and video work. Now I know how to do this. Much Thanks.

  • @michaelheath76901
    @michaelheath76901 4 роки тому

    I'm in the middle of a project, and this is a problem I'm facing soon. The 3 solutions you shared make sense, and doing this no longer seems so daunting. Thanks for your help.

  • @kathys8899
    @kathys8899 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for explaining and showing this with the paper or saying anything with a 90 degree angle. It sounds simple, but it seems like we forget all about angles of items and such when we need to remember. You explain things well and that means a lot coming from a special ed teacher.

    • @TomahawkDIY
      @TomahawkDIY  Рік тому

      You're very welcome! Happy to hear that

  • @thomask4836
    @thomask4836 5 років тому +1

    Excellent video. Thank You Sir!

  • @daryllect6659
    @daryllect6659 5 місяців тому

    Very cool! Thanks!

  • @lyteyearz5810
    @lyteyearz5810 4 роки тому +2

    Perfect! Thank you and everyone else so much!

  • @donnyh3497
    @donnyh3497 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the video! I love to see and compare clever ideas

  • @NehaSingh-nd9sj
    @NehaSingh-nd9sj 6 років тому

    awesome way for finding centre.
    well done...

  • @seanheller3716
    @seanheller3716 4 дні тому

    Example 2 is just what I need to re-find the center of my 20 foot round pool pad so I can do the final leveling. Thank you.

  • @alli9133
    @alli9133 4 роки тому

    Awesome thanks! Now I can get back to my project. Number three is perfectly simple!

  • @charlenegriffis5900
    @charlenegriffis5900 2 місяці тому

    Thanks so much! 😊

  • @ActiveAtom
    @ActiveAtom 5 років тому

    Thank you, the third one is the fastest for me, out on the job and it is easy to carry the common sizes with me in 1/4 increments or something like that.

  • @ssingh7990
    @ssingh7990 3 роки тому

    Super!! I loved third one.

  • @mozimzim
    @mozimzim 3 роки тому

    Great video! I needed it!!

  • @ms22401gal
    @ms22401gal 4 роки тому

    Just what I needed. Thanks, man.

  • @Tiny_Island_Designs
    @Tiny_Island_Designs 3 роки тому +1

    The 3rd one works best for my project because I have 5 circles to find the center of. Thank you!

  • @johncaruso3824
    @johncaruso3824 3 роки тому

    Very helpful video. Thank you.

  • @willamboarman8605
    @willamboarman8605 5 років тому +5

    Great ideas! Should have thought of that myself! Dauh!😉

  • @redgeminiarts3674
    @redgeminiarts3674 3 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing. They were all useful.

  • @y2ksw1
    @y2ksw1 5 років тому +11

    The best way I know is to use a special square which touches right the extents of the circle. The square has another staff at exactly 45 degrees, and you mark on it a short line close to the center and turn the circle a bit and repeat. I believe this method was found by Euclid ages ago.

    • @thetessellater9163
      @thetessellater9163 5 років тому +1

      Yes, we made an engineers variant in school metalwork, c. 1972, UK.
      Using 4 or 5 mm mild steel or brass sheet, make a three-quarter pie shape, with dead square cut out quarter, fix another (long, triangular is neatest) piece to it bisecting the 90 degrees, obviously at 45. We did this by 'secret rivetting' - the thing we were being assessed on. (Thank you Mr Payne).
      You can use this to find the centre of a cylinder end or round bar too.
      Good ideas here and useful if accuracy isn't paramount!
      And yeah, get millimetres - but then you'll spell it wrongly!

    • @rifleman1873
      @rifleman1873 4 місяці тому +2

      My preferred method also. Any carpenter or woodworker has two squares, on of them with a 45. Just overlay the 2 squares and you have the tool to use the method you describe.

  • @outdoorzone
    @outdoorzone 6 років тому +3

    Awesome technique! Paper template seems easiest of the 3! Thx

  • @jaimevalencia5548
    @jaimevalencia5548 3 роки тому

    You made my day man! Many, many thanks.

  • @kiliankiel3844
    @kiliankiel3844 3 роки тому

    nice work - thanks for sharing!

  • @athenasword1
    @athenasword1 4 роки тому +2

    Looking at a glance, square in the circle is my type thanks. Live and learn.

  • @EagleEyez333
    @EagleEyez333 Місяць тому

    Thank you!

  • @jimclark6256
    @jimclark6256 2 роки тому +1

    The 3rd method is the quickest and easiest, it's the one I always use. I'm not trying to impress anyone with needless geometry skills. Great infom on all 3.

  • @robertemmons2260
    @robertemmons2260 4 роки тому +4

    The cord method is best for many contractors as that they will most likely have a Swanson speed square in their toolbelt. Although I myself am not a contractor, this is the method that I use for my DIY projects that require a center point in a round object, such as wood, metal, plastic, or even foamboard.

  • @kumd
    @kumd 5 років тому

    Number 3 is the best! Thanks

  • @mrueid
    @mrueid 3 роки тому

    2nd method... you saved my day !!!
    Thank you BOSS

  • @ecaff9515
    @ecaff9515 5 років тому

    Excellent video and a great process

  • @firdausravindar977
    @firdausravindar977 6 місяців тому

    Thanks bro for sharing this valuable knowledge on UA-cam.😊😊😊

  • @theguywitheyebrows
    @theguywitheyebrows 2 роки тому

    the center of three lines trick is great!! thanks!!

  • @nezarmahmoud7728
    @nezarmahmoud7728 5 місяців тому

    Thank you so much

  • @glitterkitty1979
    @glitterkitty1979 2 роки тому

    These are great. The template method is my fave

  • @jorgematheus4845
    @jorgematheus4845 4 роки тому +2

    Saludos, excelente explicación. Me ha sido muy útil tu video!... Un abrazo desde Venezuela

    • @swordoff7
      @swordoff7 2 роки тому +2

      Jorge Matheus,
      Si, la explicacion es sencilla.
      Espero que esta bien y con buena salud en Venezuela.
      Saludos de California.

  • @sonnynguyen8012
    @sonnynguyen8012 4 роки тому

    What a useful video. Thank you 👍

  • @DesignsByGaddis
    @DesignsByGaddis 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much! I think I will be using the paper folding method. Been trying to figure this out for a while!

  • @davenrenzfernandez3944
    @davenrenzfernandez3944 6 років тому

    thank you men, your video helped me a lot.

  • @c.brannan1782
    @c.brannan1782 3 роки тому

    I used the first one and it worked perfect for me. Thanks for the video

  • @TheWoodWerker
    @TheWoodWerker 6 років тому

    Thanks for Sharing! Have A Super Week!.....Gus

  • @ardemus
    @ardemus 6 років тому +17

    Nestle the circle into your framing square. Mark the two contact points on the circle and square. Rotate the square so the marks line up but the angle of the square is inside the circle. The sides of the square are radii and they meet at the center of the circle. You can use the measurements on the square instead of marking anything if you prefer. Just line up the measurements on the square with the edge of the circle for the same result.

    • @Mavrik9000
      @Mavrik9000 6 місяців тому +1

      Instructions unclear. What does "Rotate the square so the marks line up but the angle of the square is inside the circle" mean? Do you mean flip the square?

  • @robertemerick6798
    @robertemerick6798 3 роки тому +4

    I measure from a outside point of the circle and find the largest measurement to find the diameter. Mark it then repeat in a different spot. Where they intersect is the center. You can do three to check your center.

    • @sharit7970
      @sharit7970 Рік тому

      I like this method!! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @thewind7
    @thewind7 7 місяців тому

    Thank you so much!! Cheers :)

  • @emtffzartman666
    @emtffzartman666 2 роки тому

    Perfect! Helped me with my project!

  • @Hammocksandhikes
    @Hammocksandhikes 4 роки тому

    Nicely done!

  • @michaellorenson2997
    @michaellorenson2997 3 роки тому

    Excellent, thanks!

  • @romanvanriper9069
    @romanvanriper9069 2 місяці тому

    Very cool

  • @erichighberger6553
    @erichighberger6553 4 роки тому

    Hey - thanks for your video - I'll use the last method now!

  • @factsoverfeelings79
    @factsoverfeelings79 Рік тому

    Excellent methods. Ty for this

  • @xBris
    @xBris 3 роки тому +2

    Person suggesting the third method comments "MUCH easier" - method takes by far the longest. Great. Thanks for the upper case MUCH.

  • @knoxscoop
    @knoxscoop 2 роки тому +1

    Perfect. I'm getting ready to make spinning tops. I don't want them to wobble. The paper template idea is perfect.

  • @capgigante5426
    @capgigante5426 6 років тому

    thank you, thank you. It helped me a lot.

  • @thehomelesstrucky
    @thehomelesstrucky 2 роки тому

    Cutting holes in the ends of a water drum to make a tumbling composter, this helped a lot, thanks, probably use the second method.

  • @dennisdownes9319
    @dennisdownes9319 5 років тому

    I just used the fold method for a large lazy susan build........It worked out great ...thanks!!!

  • @SuperAjej
    @SuperAjej 6 років тому

    Thanks man , good vid

  • @lightningfun6486
    @lightningfun6486 2 роки тому

    Thank you! I will use this

  • @ashishngupta
    @ashishngupta 4 роки тому

    Thanks man! I used the chords method to make a turn table from wood

  • @TrieuNguyen-mn8bq
    @TrieuNguyen-mn8bq 2 роки тому

    Good teaching! Thanks

  • @georgettesledge6079
    @georgettesledge6079 5 років тому

    Thanks ,you where so helpful for mr me, Never to late to learn you just showed me that I thankyou

  • @moisesrocha8267
    @moisesrocha8267 5 років тому

    awesome tip....

  • @Reloadeez
    @Reloadeez 2 роки тому +2

    Take sheet of paper that's shorter then the circles diameter, fold the paper perfectly in half and crease it good. Now unfold the paper and set it so both bottom corners exactly touch the outside of the circle, mark a little dot on the circle at the end of the crease toward the outside edge of the circle, do the same on the other end towards the center. Line those two dots up with a ruler and draw a line. Turn the circle 120 degrees or so, doesn't have to be perfect, and repeat the dots and line again with the creased paper, where those two lines intersect is the exact dead on balls center.

  • @Moonshinedave1
    @Moonshinedave1 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the video. Of the three, I believe the first was my favorite, however if not having marks on your project is a factor, then the last would be the one.

  • @CmdrMic
    @CmdrMic 6 років тому +1

    Thanks so much. All are great, but 3rd Method has me laughing at its simple but brilliant cleverness! Kind Regards.

  • @ShahadatHossain-jx6my
    @ShahadatHossain-jx6my 5 років тому

    number 3 is the best method
    thanks dud

  • @michaelkassel5816
    @michaelkassel5816 Рік тому

    Love the template method!

  • @Bob-wo1kr
    @Bob-wo1kr Рік тому +1

    I always use the third method. It is much easy. I sew to sell and sometimes I fold the fabric circle and iron it to find the centre of my circle.

  • @TripReviews
    @TripReviews 15 днів тому

    I was taught to use a compass set at the radius and draw two arcs in the centre and where they cross you’ll find the centre. Something like that, it’s been over 50 years since I was taught this in geometry class.

  • @yaradcislr5002
    @yaradcislr5002 5 років тому

    Thank you so much!!!

  • @michaeleisenbise4278
    @michaeleisenbise4278 5 років тому

    Nice video, thanks so much

  • @jessicalee7119
    @jessicalee7119 11 місяців тому +2

    🙌 Thank you so much! The paper template is perfect for me! I'm creating an art piece and can't put any obvious marks on the wood I'm using. ☮💜

    • @TomahawkDIY
      @TomahawkDIY  11 місяців тому

      Wonderful! Thank you so much for watching!

  • @lancekoller5284
    @lancekoller5284 5 років тому

    Great video.

  • @armorvestrus4119
    @armorvestrus4119 3 роки тому

    Very useful information, better than just entertainment channels.

  • @palmeto1130
    @palmeto1130 6 років тому +14

    Wedge the circle in the square, combine a framing square 45 on the inside and draw a line through the center . Rotate the circle and draw another.

  • @larryr5420
    @larryr5420 Рік тому

    Good useful info. Thanks for making video

  • @martinsilva8146
    @martinsilva8146 5 років тому

    Really easy and awesome

  • @andrealumsden2321
    @andrealumsden2321 Рік тому

    wonderful I used the last one. So easy 🙂 Thank You

  • @lizardgutz9282
    @lizardgutz9282 3 роки тому

    The last one works perfectly especially for plates!

  • @gavinmaloney6773
    @gavinmaloney6773 Рік тому +1

    Genius 🤩 Thanks for sharing. As well as to the smart contributors 🏆

  • @jennifereverett6298
    @jennifereverett6298 4 роки тому

    Using your ideas, I moved a ruler up and down near the center line to find the widest point, took that measurement, and drew a line. I then did another cross line of the same length. The intersection was the center.

  • @hugoteodorio-oficinamultiu6823
    @hugoteodorio-oficinamultiu6823 6 років тому

    It's very good, living and learning.

  • @jdog4534
    @jdog4534 3 роки тому +2

    I like the second way. It can be done with the straight edge of a piece of paper, cut to length of chord and fold in half for center and use 90° corner or strike arcs from points that are equal distance from both sides of center that are longer than that distance, strike them over centerline. Where they intersect will connect to centerline perpendicular to chord. If you have the space, strike arcs from each end of chord that are longer than half the length of chord. Strike them on both sides of chord. Connect the two points of intersection, through the chord. That line segment will be perpendicular to chord AND divide it in half. Maybe a combination of methods 2 and 3 where you lay it out and make a template, but using more geometry and less origami.. Lol great tricks. All three have their merit.

    • @strikerj4810
      @strikerj4810 5 місяців тому

      1st way was definitely easier

  • @edibleelegancecakeszim
    @edibleelegancecakeszim 2 роки тому

    I love you!! Thank you so much! I was having a hard time.

  • @joefrazee537
    @joefrazee537 3 роки тому

    Thank you!!!

  • @bobjimenez4464
    @bobjimenez4464 5 років тому +4

    the Chord method is nice...I learned something new today, Thanks!!!

  • @kmcg101
    @kmcg101 3 роки тому

    I recently had to find the center of about 20 wood circles. I had cut a 2" dowel into 20 segments and wanted to drill a hole in the center of each. In Photoshop I created a 2 inch circle with 2 90 degree radii (crosshair) and printed it out. I cut out the circle, placed it over the dowel, held it up to a light to make sure it was centered, and poked through the crosshair into the dowel with an awl.

  • @imedaddinjr7676
    @imedaddinjr7676 5 років тому

    Thank you 😊

  • @mr.shannon6137
    @mr.shannon6137 5 років тому

    Built log homes 10+ years. Use torpedo and draw verticle down side 4,5, or 6 inches whatever works as long as it easily divides in two. Mark center of that line and use level to draw horizontal line threw it. Measure it and mark at halfway. Use level to draw verticle center line. You have center of log, and the needed vertical and horizontal center point of log. This is for anti-symmetrical handcrafted logs, turned logs are much easier.