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Loring in Katy, TX USA
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Thanks Loring. Yes that will definitively be a project I'll do. I was actually thinking about buying one it looks so useful. But I got to ask - why in the world white!May you die and go to heaven before the Devil knows you're dead. My Best, MacComment
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could you discribe in more detail? how you modified the vernier caliper to fit in your frame? i made my height gauge several months ago. it works well but it's very klunkie! i would like to get the bugs out it as you did. yours is very well thought out and smoooth. thanx tonyComment
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could you discribe in more detail? how you modified the vernier caliper to fit in your frame? i made my height gauge several months ago. it works well but it's very klunkie! i would like to get the bugs out it as you did. yours is very well thought out and smoooth. thanx tony
Like here's a 6" one on sale on eBay, starting at $10 + $8 shipping.
Having the right starting point makes it easier.Last edited by LCHIEN; 05-10-2007, 11:24 PM.Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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HF mustard, black and decker?Last edited by LCHIEN; 05-10-2007, 11:27 PM.Loring in Katy, TX USA
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wow! those are all neat. how did you make those button style bottoms for the guage? looking at the first picture, it almost looked like it was made out of steel not mdf._________________________
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I published a PDF file on where to buy or how to make them.
I offered to e-mail it to anyone who gives me their e-mail address.Loring in Katy, TX USA
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Okay let me see if I have this straight. To make the flat foot you took what looks to be an AOL CD, cut a small disc out of it, and then epoxied it onto the orignal round nose foot of the depth gauge, is that about right? I assume any small, perfectly flat disc should do... Any other requirements?Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channel. Please check out and subscribe to my Workshop Blog.Comment
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Okay let me see if I have this straight. To make the flat foot you took what looks to be an AOL CD, cut a small disc out of it, and then epoxied it onto the orignal round nose foot of the depth gauge, is that about right? I assume any small, perfectly flat disc should do... Any other requirements?
Now that the probe is perpendicular to the table/base I epoxy the foot to the round nose with the foot flat on the table below and the probe hitting the foot. Centering the probe is not so important as getting the foot/probe/gauge all square. If the disc is not square to the probe, as you rotate the probe you get different errors under each side. And if the probe is also not square tot he table running truly vertical the error doubles again.
CD's are flat and pretty durable. I just cut a 1/2" disk with a plug cutter. 3/8" to 5/8" is about right. Too small and its hard to sit on a sharp pointed blade or bit. Too large and errors start to magnify... any tilt of the probe or foot.
Use a very flat worksurface. Sit it below the gauge, center by eye and put a dollop of glue in the center. Then push the gauge probe into the dollop of glue and use something to hold it there while it sets.Last edited by LCHIEN; 09-02-2021, 02:46 PM.Loring in Katy, TX USA
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Whoa - an old thread revived, still totally relevant today.
In fact, I want to make one of these today itself!
Lot of names on this thread are long gone or don't post any longer...It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
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I have a couple of spares of the pictured bridge body if someone wants one.
Just the wood bridge part all drilled and ready - right sized for a 1" dial gauge.
you will need to supply the gauge ($16 at Harbor freight) and the flat probe (read 2 comments back for how to make one.)
This is the favorite one I use all the time to set my table saw cut depth and router table cut depth.
Its best because you can sit it and the probe foot on top of the blade or bit and the dial gauge print maintains a gentle contact and you can raise or lower and see the dial move to the nth degree as you turn the height adjuster.Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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