Craig Fisher used to have that sort of sets available, for measuring (uilleann) pipes. But that was twenty years ago.How about little disks,
Degrees of taper
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Re: Degrees of taper
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Re: Degrees of taper
Yes, the little discs idea has been around a long time. It has the slight downside that it always measures the minimum diameter, if the bore is out-of-round, but that's not a knock-out blow. You can modify them to explore minimum and maximum diameters if you want by ruling a line across one diameter, and then sanding the wood edges on the sides, being careful not to sand the disc at the end of the lines.
I use telescoping gauges such as those shown in trill's link. You need to extend the shaft to be able to explore deep into longer things.
I use telescoping gauges such as those shown in trill's link. You need to extend the shaft to be able to explore deep into longer things.
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Re: Degrees of taper
Yeah, that looks a bit more robust.
The end of the Mathieu looks like it's been sharpened. For self protection in rough sessions back in their day? Or sees extra duty pipping olives?