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

if your circle has enough depth (i.e. not drawn on paper), then another method is to merely use a (tailor's) measuring tape to measure the circumference. then you can divide by two to find the exact opposite points on the circle. connect the two points with a line over the circle's face and repeat with a 90 degree offset for the second set of points. where the lines intersect is the center.

I think my method of finding the center of a circle is the easiest way possible....I get someone else to do it😂😂

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🙌 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. ☮💜

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Pick a coffee cup or round object , Approx 3/4 of the disk diameter, and set on disk with cup rim starting on the disk edge. . .Trace around cup / draw circle. . .Repeat 2nd circle . from opposite side, you will draw a "Fish mouth" shape. . . where the circles meet (two places, nose and tail) draw a centerline the length of the fish . . . draw a 3rd circle (same size) at another random point on the disk perimeter. . connected the intersections with another line . . Similar to your 2nd version with chords. keep adding circles and they will all locate true.

Id only use no. If i could find a knife but not a pen - you know that happens 😂

I love method number 3, since I need to get center of a small circle.❤

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THANKS!

#3 was by far not an “easier way”😂 great video👍👍

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.

u r awesome my friend

Excellent methods. Ty for this

why is it all the how to are with big circle and not tinny one like 1 half inch for drilling in to the metal last one was closer to be helpful but the way i did it was i measured the circle with a ruler found out what was then biggest measurement the made a line then did the same thing going the side ways i tell u it not ver easy on a 1 half inch circle the pen keep making the line wrong spot i had to move the ruler back a bit to get the middle but i left the wraping on so i can errace the line if i did make them right witch i had to do 2 times

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Very nice. Thank you for that. The best ones are 1 and 2. The 3rd is ok but depending on the size of your circle you have to cut a new template everytime.

You can apply 1 n 2 in construction for sure

Love the template method!

Everybody should have paid more attention in advanced geometry, piece of cake 🔨

Very good

Thanks for posting these tips but feet, inches, tenths, quarters sixty fourths..... OMG :) when are Murcans gonna start catching up LOL

Thank you so much. I have a concepts of engineering class and the project right now is to design blades for a wind turbine. It is a small scale thing and they provide the generator. I need a way to connect the blades to the axle. I have a wooden dowel that I have cut little wheels out of. I just need a hole in the center. Thank you so much!

I like the chord method.

Take a circle and draw two chords on it(A line joining two points ona a circle is called chord)then take the measurement of the chord that means more than half of the chords and draw arks then we will get perpendicular bisector of the 2 chords that two bisectors joining point is the midpoint of a circle

Last one looks to be the most accurate and seemingly less work as well.

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

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.

Good useful info. Thanks for making video

you didn't have to draw a square, you could also have drawn a rectangle

Very Nice. Thanks

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

excellent!

Gosh, you DO jump through hoops to find the center of a circle! It's actually very quick and easy. I use anything square and a piece of string. Put the square on the circle with the right-angle touching the perimeter of the circle. Now use the piece of string: tie a knot in it or mark it in some way so that the string extends beyond the widest part of the circle. Do this along intersecting sides of the square with an end of the string at the point where the angles diverge and make a mark at the knot or mark on the string. Stretch the string between these points, halve that by folding the piece of string and make a mark there. Now stretch the string from the edge of the circle that is in the corner (where the angles diverge) through the mark you made with the doubled over string to the opposite edge of the circle. Double the string over from either of these points and that's the center.

Second method suits me, thanks for sharing

Which book you refer for this operation? Please tell me the name of the book and the author of that book

Great video. I usually use method 2 but I think you slightly missed the point: we use 3 points on the circumference to make 2 non-parallel chords (if they are parallel we can't determine the centre).

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

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

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

The third method is great if you have several that you have to find the center of :)

thank you

Failed that is out of squre on 2 out of 3 one your of by more than a 1/16

The chord is the best way

I prefer the last method. So simple and less buggering about with pens & markers etc. Especially if you don't want to be actually marking the item you are trying to find the centre on.
At least with the 3rd method you have a template to overlay onto your circle. I myself would just use commonsense and measure widest point of the circle both ways and when those lines cross you have your center. Simple as that. Some methods are just way to over the top and over complicated for my liking. WHAT'S THAT ABOUT. Lol.

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What if your circle is a log? Irregular?

Good teaching! Thanks