"Bill Schwab" wrote in message
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Robin,

When indicating a vise or a part, I use the cross travel to make contact
with the point and then continue moving to get a non-zero reading and
work relative to that. I don't bother to move the dial, though it might
be smart to "permanently" offset it so that I'm working at zero vs. 15.


15 is excessive. A preload of a couple of thou should more than suffice.

15 is _convenient_

Perhaps I'm not reading you correctly, but the indicator's dial can be
rotated to any convenient spot.

Regards,

Robin