fixing Mitutoyo Dial Calipers?
Greetings and Salutation
My 8 inch caliper has a problem, the little plastic doohickey which keeps the dial from turning, is broke. Kind of distressing to discover that the dial moves easily, thus "changing" the reading, and I've only got .005 to play with. (Nerts, but that's another story) I thought of borrowing a number 75 drill and putting a couple pins in it (the weld shop being out of plastic rod), but Carlin left those at home. So does anyone have any suggestions for replacing what looks to be a small L shaped piece of ABS (or other) black plastic? I like this one, and aside from the broken thingy, it is most excellent. Unlike the 6 inch, which I discovered can "flex" .004 when I push it tight against the zero (or anything else.) anyway, thanks for any advice. tschus pyotr p.s. Maybe I can put in a request to Engineering and have them write the program to mill one. I'd be willing to run it after hours... -- pyotr filipivich. as an explaination for the decline in the US's tech edge, James Niccol wrote "It used to be that the USA was pretty good at producing stuff teenaged boys could lose a finger or two playing with." |
fixing Mitutoyo Dial Calipers?
In article , pyotr filipivich
says... So does anyone have any suggestions for replacing what looks to be a small L shaped piece of ABS (or other) black plastic? I've been known to cut out a bit of vespel and whittle it into shape under a microscope on some occasions. You don't need high precision for this part. Another option is to start scrounging around until you find a plastic part close to 'near net' size that you can modify. And then there's the other option: if it moves, and it's not supposed to - use the duct tape. Jim -- ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at pkmfgvm4 (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
fixing Mitutoyo Dial Calipers?
pyotr filipivich wrote: Greetings and Salutation My 8 inch caliper has a problem, the little plastic doohickey which keeps the dial from turning, is broke Rather than go to all the trouble to make a small part like that, wouldn't it make sense just to get a new one from Mitutoyo? John Martin |
fixing Mitutoyo Dial Calipers?
John Martin wrote:
wouldn't it make sense just to get a new one from Mitutoyo? .... or get that lever as a replacement part. I bet Mitutoyo have a decent service. Nick -- Motor Modelle // Engine Models http://www.motor-manufaktur.de DIY-DRO - YADRO - Eigenbau-Digitalanzeige |
fixing Mitutoyo Dial Calipers?
|
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:59 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2014 DIYbanter