Measurement & Layout Tools
Also refer to, how to drill a hole where you want it & how to drill the center of a rod.
Various types of squares, small rules,
& protractors. Starrett (USA) &
Mitutoyo (Japan) are of highest quality.
Scribes & automatic center punches.
81 piece, Grade B, hardened, rectangular
precision gage block set, from 0.050 to 4.0", ±0.000050" at 20°C
(68°F).
Excellent for use with height gages, depth gages, sine bars, sine plates &
sine vises, etc. (import)
Granite surface plates (±
0.0001") in 18"x12"x3" (85 lbs.) & 12"x9"x2" (30 lbs.)
sizes.
The relatively heavy plates have Teflon pads on the bottom to ease movement on
the bench.
A simple, all wood (glued only, no metal) cover to protect the surface from
damage.
A carbide-tipped (Mitutoyo) height gauge on a
granite surface plate (± 0.0001") make an accurate combination for laying out precisely scribed lines.
High accuracy can be achieved using
gage blocks to set the heights.
Use layout die to make the scribe marks easier to
see.
Surface plates are useful for precision alignment when
assembling parts, too.
Depth attachment. Rod accepts different 4-48 threaded end
shapes.
Measure distances between holes using a center-finder attachment
by Mitutoyo.
Starrett surface gage & Starrett Last Word dial test indicator on the
granite surface plate measuring a 1-2-3 block.
If possible, move the part not the gage when indicating a surface.
Two dial indicator comparator stands.
Used for quality
assurance (QA) size measurements of many parts.
Serrated anvils are purportedly more accurate.
Mitutoyo digital dial gage
(½" range) with Noga magnetic base indicator holder
(Japan).
Different types of dial gage interchangeable 4-48 threaded
tips.
Back plunger dial
indicator set (India) with 'G'
clamp, universal clamp,
swinging-arm
assembly, tool post
holder, holding
rod,
Tommy bar &
anvil. Swinging arm assembly
enables the back plunger dial gauge for use on
internal work to a depth of
1.6" (40mm); similar to a lever-type
gage (import). Allows multiple types of mounting possibilities
for gauging applications
like concentricity checks, alignment of machine tools, testing parallelism
& surface plate work.
Dial depth gage (India). One gradation = 0.001".
Micrometer depth gage. One gradation = 0.001".
Digital depth gage with a large base.
Inside micrometer gages. One gradation = 0.001".
Telescoping & half-ball
Mitutoyo inside gage sets.
The half-ball type can get into A shallow, blind
hole better than a ball type.
Expand into hole & then measure with micrometer or caliper.
Mitutoyo digital measurement tools: depth gage, caliper (older model) & micrometer.
Mitutoyo Absolute Digimatic caliper
(Japan).
An excellent digital caliper that is very accurate throughout its entire measurement
range.
Always maintains zero. Large LC display. 3½ years battery life. No irritating auto-off.
Depth base attached. It is hardened & precision ground.
A digital caliper that measures
inches, millimeters & fractions to 1/64th inch.
Working close to lights does not affect this tool's readings.
Handy for wood work & sifting through raw stock.
This LCD has a somewhat narrow optimal viewing angle.
Superior quality digital micrometer. The micrometer reads to 0.00005" or
0.001mm.
0.5 (no lock) & 1" micrometers.
Micrometer set zero through six
inches, in wooden case (import).
One, two, three, four & five-inch size standards plus adjustment wrench are
included.
Mainly for use on the 9x20 lathe.
Excellent accuracy & a good value.
The wooden case was sanded &
re-glued in places. Reads to 0.0001".
0-1" range tube wall thickness micrometer measures to
0.0001".
The excellent LS Starrett No. 711, Last Word dial test indicator & attachments. One gradation = 0.001".
These models have levers to select a direction.
A Gem dial test indicator. One gradation = 0.001".
An excellent Brown & Sharp (Swiss) dial test indicator set. One
gradation = 0.0005". Auto-direction feature.
Fowler dial test indicator set. Moderate quality. One
gradation = 0.0005".
Co-Ax indicator (import) that takes
measurements while the spindle is spinning (800 RPM maximum).
The point can be used to locate a punch mark.
Using a Sparro 1st
Word holder & a LS Starrett Last Word dial test indicator
to check the tram of the mill/drill. A very rigid indicator holder.
Noga
NF1018 indicator arm with ⅜" clamp held by the modified,
V-groove tool post, mounted off the headstock side T-slot of the
Taig mill.
Setup shows indicating a work piece before rotating to a
specific cutting angle.
The Noga arm is good for tramming mills,
lathes & rotary tables.
This style arm is very quick & easy to set plus has good rigidity.
Transfer punch sets: Fractional - 3/32" through 1" by
1/64th", 0.0025" undersized.
Numbered - 1 through 60. Lettered - A through Z. Metric - 1mm
through 13mm by 0.5mm.
Black anodized & heat treated.
Some of the original stands were replaced with
Huot brand.
Transfer screw sets for
mating parts including blind holes. Hardened screws stored inside handle.
End has a hex driver that serves as wrench. Top to bottom examples: ¾-10, 4-40 & M10-1.5
(metric).
Blind hole center transfer set in ½", ⅜",
5/16" & ¼" pairs. For wood.
Imperial & metric (yellow) screw thread gages (2),
fractional & numbered drill size gages.
These plate-type thread gages would be more accurate if they were twice as
thick.
Having just a few threads, it is easy to make an error.
These gages check both nuts & bolts. Metric have black oxide
& Imperial have galvanized coatings.
Superior to plate-type gages which use only a few threads per size for testing.
Accurate, all-metal protractor.
An optical protractor.
OPTO-METRIX Optical Protractor OP-1a
US Patent No. 4,257,164