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Default Installing a ball bearing

"Ned Simmons" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 May 2015 09:12:36 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
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I missed the fact that you're using an inside mic. I have a couple
of
that style, but rarely use them. For this sort of thing I'm more
comfortable with a telescoping gauge and outside mic, thus my
suggestion to use the bearing as a standard. It seems to me the
telescoping gauge gives a better feel than the inside mics and makes
a
direct comparison between the bearing and bore easier.

--
Ned Simmons


Thanks. I've had trouble with telescoping gauges previously, probably
because I didn't have a rigid enough boring bar to get a smooth
finish. I just measured the inside mike's setting ring with one and
hit 1.0000" on the first try.

-jsw