04-01-2010, 04:07 AM
When I worked for an art supply dealer, I picked up a compass that used a small diameter lead, like a mechanical pencil. I removed the lead and replaced it with another point like the one on the side of the compass that is the center of the circle (there must be a term for this, but I don't know what t is!) Then I could scribe the circle with several turns of the compass, making it easier to follow the line with a knife.