FA - Starrett 696 and 696B Crank Shaft Distortion Dial Gauge
 

this is a pretty interesting specialty gauge - could be of interest to some
of the NG - it's very cool I must say

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7545711932

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Bill



also check out http://www.wbnoble.com

This tends to be a common check that is done on marine diesels and large
stationary engines as a preventative maintenance exercise. It shows how well
the main bearings are aligned.The bearings in large engines can be aligned
individually unlike smaller engines which a line bored and stay aligned for
the life of the engine.


"william_b_noble" wrote in message
news:1126419746.653055334991af75cf3505a8970c7796@t eranews...
this is a pretty interesting specialty gauge - could be of interest to
some
of the NG - it's very cool I must say

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7545711932

--
Bill



also check out http://www.wbnoble.com

for those of you who know how this is REALLY used, I'm curious - is is
measuring bending of the crankshaft, or what? how do you set it up (the
stuff on the web is less than clear), and what are you really measuring?
"Tom Miller" wrote in message
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This tends to be a common check that is done on marine diesels and large
stationary engines as a preventative maintenance exercise. It shows how
well
the main bearings are aligned.The bearings in large engines can be aligned
individually unlike smaller engines which a line bored and stay aligned
for
the life of the engine.


"william_b_noble" wrote in message
news:1126419746.653055334991af75cf3505a8970c7796@t eranews...
this is a pretty interesting specialty gauge - could be of interest to
some
of the NG - it's very cool I must say

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7545711932

--
Bill



also check out http://www.wbnoble.com