Milescraft 8408 Center Finder – Center Scriber and Offset Measuring & Marking Tool for Woodworking

13 reviews for Milescraft 8408 Center Finder – Center Scriber and Offset Measuring & Marking Tool for Woodworking

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   Dana O. – October 18, 2025

   Where has this been all my life.
   Sometimes, the simplest, most inexpensive little tool can make the biggest impact. Never had one before, always measured center with a ruler. But this is a quick, fail-safe way to find center on boards. Used it to make a shelving unit, made life so much easier. Decent quality with a magnet on the bottom so it can be put on the site of a toolbox for quick access. Best fed dollars I have ever spent.

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   B. G. – October 18, 2025

   Works well
   Does the job

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   KCH – October 18, 2025

   Nice product for reasonable price.
   This is basically a good product for a very reasonable price. I like the magnet base that provides a storage option on metal shelf. The one thing I would improve is the “lip” on side to drawn lines in various increments. It is a bit too small, tending to slip off edge of wood. Not a big deal if you are careful. However, it would have cost next to nothing to make the lip a bit larger… easier to slide without slipping

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   Rachel – October 18, 2025

   Yes buy 2
   This works great

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   Aruss – October 18, 2025

   Decent but could be better
   Well, I finally got around to using this marking tool the other day. I needed to quickly scribe a short piece of 2×4 to bore a couple of holes with a forstner bit. I needed to add two round magnets to the edge of the workpiece for use with a poorly designed TV stand the boss brought in to work for business related training sessions.The center scriber works good if only working with narrow edge materials. I was only able to center scribe the center of my work piece because it was shorter than the width of the tool’s two posts. This tool can not center scribe to the ends of narrow edged boards or PVC panels we sometimes use to fabricate enclosures for electronic devices.The pencil was a bit snug when inserting into the tool. I had no problem removing pencil after using the marking tool. It is a good tool for quickly center scribing the narrow edge of your work piece. With some improvements, it could be more awesome.

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   paridc – October 18, 2025

   Great for Finding & Marking Project Centers
   This little center finder makes marking project centers simple. Just align using the various pre-set indicator lines or sharp point to precisely scribe. It’s brightly colored so you won’t misplace it and has strong magnets to affix to work. The easy turn knobs let you quickly adjust horizontal and vertical offsets to account for router bit widths. I use this constantly for initial layout of all my woodworking projects. Saves a ton of geometry calculations. Takes the guesswork out of centering and accurately aligning project spine lines.

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   Dave Libertyville – October 18, 2025

   Good ‘ol Milescraft – another low-cost, useful shop tool
   I’m a big fan of Milescraft. They turn out so many moderately-priced, very useful tools. This no different; simply and perfect for finding the center of a piece of lumber. Would purchase again.

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   JGatHome – October 18, 2025

   Absolutely works, but not with my mechanical pencils.
   First, this is a functional tool. I was disappointed that none of my mechanical pencil would fit. Only wooden pencils. Ok, that works, but it did not bring me joy. It’s about a solid 1/16 to 1/8 inch away from joy. I may be doing some mods, but it would be awesome if it had come with some limited adjustability.

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   Klod JERMEN – October 18, 2025

   Super

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    John Cunningham – October 18, 2025

    Good product

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    José Adrián Velázquez Dena – October 18, 2025

    Herramienta muy útil para trazar el centro de las tablas, ahorras tiempo en ello. Solo pondría un lápiz de punta más dura.

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    user-MFXC3G – October 18, 2025

    Useful

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    xxx – October 18, 2025

    genial einfache und stabile Konstruktion;Gut ist auch die Magnethalterung zum Aufbewahren !