Need small circular masks or templates? - EASY

[Jigsaw333]

Hi All,

Only my second post here but hopefully a helpful one...
I'm modelling 1:12th scale motorcycles and small (and larger) circular masks and holes are a must - regularly.
Bought a ThinnerLine circle cutter - fiddly and sometimes inaccurate
Bought an Olfa circle cutter - BIG and clunky and 8mm+ min size
£60 later I was still not getting small enough.
Lots of people have bought a Silhouette cutter £200+ (to expensive just for holes)
I ended up buying a tiny part of the Silhouette Cutter - THE BLADES
They fit exactly in a standard UK compass - 2mm (same size as a compass lead)
Complete game changer, I've managed holes as small as 1mm and as big as your compass goes...
Most people have a compass around the house and at £14 for a box of 36 blades - BINGO
Note: I had to cut the length down a bit to fit a small compass, but that's easy enough.

[digger303]

Hi All,

Only my second post here but hopefully a helpful one...
I'm modelling 1:12th scale motorcycles and small (and larger) circular masks and holes are a must - regularly.
Bought a ThinnerLine circle cutter - fiddly and sometimes inaccurate
Bought an Olfa circle cutter - BIG and clunky and 8mm+ min size
£60 later I was still not getting small enough.
Lots of people have bought a Silhouette cutter £200+ (to expensive just for holes)
I ended up buying a tiny part of the Silhouette Cutter - THE BLADES
They fit exactly in a standard UK compass - 2mm (same size as a compass lead)
Complete game changer, I've managed holes as small as 1mm and as big as your compass goes...
Most people have a compass around the house and at £14 for a box of 36 blades - BINGO
Note: I had to cut the length down a bit to fit a small compass, but that's easy enough.

Good tip thanks