Ledin Quadrant Wing Compass with Pencil Holder 190mm uses the same hand forged, riveted box hinge construction as the wing dividers, with a pencil holder fitted so you can draw rather than scribe. The hinged, wing-braced arc gives a more robust action than a threaded rod compass, at the cost of the fine-tune adjustment a screw mechanism offers.
- Pencil holder: takes standard pencils up to 8mm diameter
- Construction: heavy duty sprung and riveted box hinge, substantially stiffer than a simple overlap
- Capacity: maximum spread equal to the full 190mm arm length at a 60° opening
- Origin: hand forged and ground in Saint-Etienne, France
Quadrant wing compasses excel at charting wide radii, since the combination of a rigid hinge and substantial legs prevents the slack or flex that can develop in lighter compasses.
Use cases: drawing large circles and arcs onto panels or boards, laying out curved furniture components, and any drafting or layout task where a large radius needs to hold steady without twisting.