From: "Zack Lau"

"MichaelMandavil" wrote

an even trade. I am still setting the machine up, and am looking forward
to
cutting a test bar, and facing off a plate. I guess I will be needing to
get a
micrometer and a straight edge in the near future. I am a happy camper!

Hi Michael,

A little lathe is a great tool--I use my little Sherlines a lot more
than the
Atlas TH48 in our machine shop--they are just the right size for most of my
projects.
I have a micrometer to measure to the nearest 0.0001 inches, but rarely use
it.
Instead, I normally grab a cheap dial caliper that measures to the nearest
0.001
inches. Not as accurate, but much easier to use.

Zack Lau W1VT

Hello, Zack,

Dave Gingery, in his book on how to build a metal working lathe, also suggests
using "a calipers and a feeler guage" to measure a test bar, if a micrometer is
not available. As you can probably imagine, since I have just bought my lathe,
my budget is a bit tight right now, so I think that I will just go for some
type of calipers myself at this time, and then get the micrometer later, after
my pocket book recovers.

Michael

Michael Mandaville