This simple little device will help locate a faceplate over the center of a workpiece. To use, first center-punch the workpiece. Then screw the centering device into the workpiece through the center hole of the faceplate to hold it in position while you drill the pilot holes for the fastening screws.
W.I. Newcomb, Arlington, Va.
Fine Woodworking Magazine, December 1985 No. 55
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