surface gauge - why flat base?
bugbear wrote:
Given that a surface gauge (and indeed height gauges) need to sit securely on a surface plate, why don't they have a tripod support (which sits secure regardless), instead of having a flat base, which is only stable if it's carefully made truly flat? Three points of contact is a lot more fun to level. I spent a bit of time today to level 4 points of contact on a balancer system. As far as your question goes, range. A flat surface gage can be used in many more situations. I've used 1/2" of a machinist square often to square up a part vertically in a Kurt vise. Wes |
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