Dial gauge
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PJ
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Dial gauge
I'm shopping around for a suitable dial gauge to be able to measure the gouged 'dip' in cane slips. Can anyone recommend a particular make or model?
PJ
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Re: Dial gauge
Hey PJ,
Nick Whitmer used to sell a good one for a very reasonable price, check with him to see if he still sells it.
Best,
Dan
Nick Whitmer used to sell a good one for a very reasonable price, check with him to see if he still sells it.
Best,
Dan
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The Blacksmith
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Re: Dial gauge
Hi,
If you already have a dial gauge, its easy to make a "C" type frame to use it as a thickness gauge.
I made one with a 12" throat to measure the thickness of violin backs and bellies.
I just saw a couple of ready made "C" frames at the local wood show, some were molded resin and not a lot of money.
Tim
If you already have a dial gauge, its easy to make a "C" type frame to use it as a thickness gauge.
I made one with a 12" throat to measure the thickness of violin backs and bellies.
I just saw a couple of ready made "C" frames at the local wood show, some were molded resin and not a lot of money.
Tim
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Dionys
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Re: Dial gauge
Teclock makes excellent dial thickness gauges. Get spherical anvils.
Tir gan teanga <--> Tir gan Anam.
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Re: Dial gauge
Don't fork out a fortune for an expensive one, have a look here http://www.littlemachineshop.com/produc ... t=D&Last=D
A dial indicator will set you back about $15. Starrett is better quality (and ten times the price) but you will never see the difference in what you are trying to do. They also have a number of different holders you will be able to adapt...
A dial indicator will set you back about $15. Starrett is better quality (and ten times the price) but you will never see the difference in what you are trying to do. They also have a number of different holders you will be able to adapt...
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billh
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Re: Dial gauge
Note that for measuring the "dip" (as BK refers to it), you don't really want a thickness gauge per se. What you want is a gauge for measuring the depth of the trough.
In the video link below (source.pipers.ie) you can see the form of a "keel" that a standard dial indicator fits into, turning it into the right kind of gauge. With modest woodworking skills one can make such an adapter. Note also that, as a result, one reads the dial on the gauge "backwards", as Benedict notes in the video.
Benedict Koehler - Discussion on the Gouge
http://source.pipers.ie/Media.aspx?medi ... goryId=135
The modified dial indicator appears at about 2:29.
Bill
In the video link below (source.pipers.ie) you can see the form of a "keel" that a standard dial indicator fits into, turning it into the right kind of gauge. With modest woodworking skills one can make such an adapter. Note also that, as a result, one reads the dial on the gauge "backwards", as Benedict notes in the video.
Benedict Koehler - Discussion on the Gouge
http://source.pipers.ie/Media.aspx?medi ... goryId=135
The modified dial indicator appears at about 2:29.
Bill
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Re: Dial gauge
billh wrote:Note that for measuring the "dip" (as BK refers to it), you don't really want a thickness gauge per se. What you want is a gauge for measuring the depth of the trough.
Oh, yeah. Right you are. I suppose you could also just use the tail of a regular dial caliper, which can sometimes be used as a depth gauge, depending on the width of the slip.
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hpinson
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Re: Dial gauge
Too late, but...
Busy Bee Tools in CA has them. You don't have to spend a lot:
http://www.busybeetools.com/search.php? ... +Indicator
In the US:
Grizzly Tools:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/categor ... key=260040
I got this one that does inches and metric for about $30.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/0-1-Dig ... tor/T21561
Harbor Freight has them too.
Busy Bee Tools in CA has them. You don't have to spend a lot:
http://www.busybeetools.com/search.php? ... +Indicator
In the US:
Grizzly Tools:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/categor ... key=260040
I got this one that does inches and metric for about $30.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/0-1-Dig ... tor/T21561
Harbor Freight has them too.
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rorybbellows
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Re: Dial gauge
I wonder is BK such a good reedmaker because of the methods he uses or because he has been doing it for thirty years ?
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hpinson
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Re: Dial gauge
You get a feel for it right quick. Dial indicators have a lot of other uses though. I can't remember if BK uses one in his video tutorial or not. I remember he talks a lot about "feel". He was not using one when I saw him making reeds a few years back.