Michael Koblic wrote:


I searched Enco and as far as I gather Indicol is a maker of dial-related
things. Many items came up. Do you have the specifics?

I was going to get the small magentic attachment Little Machine Shop sells for
about $5. I am sick of struggling with the contraption I have.
It has a C-shaped piece that wraps around the
spindle nose and a screw that secures it to the
spindle. It has a 3-piece articulated arm that
holds the indicator. These generally only fit
machines that have a spindle nose very close to
the same as a Bridgeport 1J or 2J head. You need
a spindle lock to keep the spindle from turning
very much. If you align the indicator feeler
right, this slight rocking will have far less than
..001" effect on the reading. You can check that
this is true by just rocking the spindle by hand.
If the reading doesn't change, then you have the
feeler pointed right at the vise jaw. Some vise
jaws are not quite straight, so you check both
ends and ignore the middle reading.

Jon