"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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A while back I made a homemade tram for my mill, drill press etc. Day
before yesterday I had a crash that knocked the mill tower out of
alignment. (Forgot to take some secondary clearances into account when
deep pocketing) As I was adjusting everything back into place I noticed my
cheap HF dial indicator was getting all sloppy, so I ordered a new
Starrett one. I figured I use it often enough now to justify paying for a
decent one. This morning as I was pulling the dial indicator off my tram
bracket I noticed the screws on the back of the indicator, and thought,
"Gee, I wonder if those are loose." They were.

Sigh.

A gentle tightening and now its as good as it ever was. Its still an HF
dial, but now there is no mechanical slop in the case and it snaps back to
the same exact spot on the dial every time.

On a positive note. I'll have a decent quality dial indicator in a couple
days.