shop made height gauge

[kramer katt]

credit to ShopNotes and Woodsmith
clever reuse of one of the cheap plastic HF digital calipers. I believe under $10 when on sale
or maybe you already have a broken one!

http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/2008/06/19/sn/

[gad5264]

Thanks for the link

[niki]

Too much work for me...

5 minutes...and it does the same....unless, one loves it "kuchi-muchi"

Regards
niki

[kramer katt]

caliper $6.99

forgot this coupon was out there good til 6/22



http://www.harborfreightusa.com/html...a_cpnsave.html

[LCHIEN]

made a few myself

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...t=height+gauge

[cabinetman]

That's a pretty nifty way to set up a gauge. I don't go to that extent or need that much accuracy. As for depth measurement I use this type of gauge. I don't get into measuring in the thousandths. I may use a combination square or a tape or steel measure for height of the blade.

For cutting tenons, or shoulders, there's a line marked or knife marked to cut to. No need to measure for that. If I can get to 1/64", and possibly split the line, that's as close as I need to get.
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[kramer katt]

Loring,
yours certainly have several advantages over this one. Two I see right away are the fact you can take the dial gauge off to use for other purposed and also the end of a caliper bar is not really meant to be a measure point.
I am not sure why they call for the gauge to be glued into the arch of plywood.
Seems it would stop you from changing the battery for one thing
Do you purchase or make the different end caps for your dial gauge?

[Pappy]

Another version, from Shopnotes (I think)...

[LCHIEN]

Loring,
yours certainly have several advantages over this one. Two I see right away are the fact you can take the dial gauge off to use for other purposed and also the end of a caliper bar is not really meant to be a measure point.
I am not sure why they call for the gauge to be glued into the arch of plywood.
Seems it would stop you from changing the battery for one thing
Do you purchase or make the different end caps for your dial gauge?

yeah, its a requirement to me to have a flat contact on the end of the dial gauge if you are measuring the cut height of blades an bits since putting the usually supplied roound end against a point is very difficult.

I describe where you can buy or how to make your own in an article... PM me with your e-mail adress and i'll send it to you.

as for attaching the gauge, I have a split in the ring around the gauge that can be tightened with a screw hole threaded on one side of the split.