A flatness gauge?

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"Ignoramus4881" wrote in message
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A flatness gauge?

http://boss-proxy.chudov.com/tmp/tmp-0477.jpg.html

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A flatness gauge?

http://boss-proxy.chudov.com/tmp/tmp-0477.jpg.html

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'Don't know. Does it have anything written on it? Ames used to make all
kinds of specialized gages and fixtures for specific industries.

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Custom inspection gage, hand held height comparator.

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"Ignoramus4881" wrote in message
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A flatness gauge?

http://boss-proxy.chudov.com/tmp/tmp-0477.jpg.html


It does look quite right for a flatness gauge. The indicator is too close to
nearest part of the base, and the indicator only reads to .001" I would
say this is more likely a step height gauge for some particular piece of
equipment.

It looks something like a router table height gauge but without as much
travel .
http://www.squirreldaddy.com/product-p/14-101.htm

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"Ignoramus4881" wrote in message
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A flatness gauge?

http://boss-proxy.chudov.com/tmp/tmp-0477.jpg.html

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'Don't know. Does it have anything written on it? Ames used to make all
kinds of specialized gages and fixtures for specific industries.

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Ed Huntress

Custom inspection gage, hand held height comparator.

Best Regards
Tom.
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Yeah, that's what it looks like to me, but I don't know the specific
application. With such a short range it's likely for some sheet material.
The two pads on the base are either for setting on a surface plate or for
setting on some piece of machinery for which the gage was designed.

I used to get all kinds of press releases for odd gages from Ames.

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"Ignoramus4881" wrote in message
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A flatness gauge?

http://boss-proxy.chudov.com/tmp/tmp-0477.jpg.html


It does look quite right for a flatness gauge. The indicator is too close
to nearest part of the base, and the indicator only reads to .001" I
would say this is more likely a step height gauge for some particular
piece of equipment.

It looks something like a router table height gauge but without as much
travel .
http://www.squirreldaddy.com/product-p/14-101.htm

correction: meant to say "It does NOT look quite right for a flatness
gauge."

On Nov 17, 11:18*pm, Ignoramus4881
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A flatness gauge?

http://boss-proxy.chudov.com/tmp/tmp-0477.jpg.html

Heh, work firewall doesn't like the word 'proxy' in the link.

Dave

On 11/17/2011 8:18 PM, Ignoramus4881 wrote:
A flatness gauge?

http://boss-proxy.chudov.com/tmp/tmp-0477.jpg.html

The nice box looks just like some of the instrument boxes we used to get
at Boeing Surplus.

However, I would guess it is used to set the knives/blades on a wood
planer or a wood shaper.

Paul

"Ignoramus4881" wrote in message
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A flatness gauge?

http://boss-proxy.chudov.com/tmp/tmp-0477.jpg.html

I use a shop made version to set the height of the knives on my
woodworking jointer after sharpening them.
Art

On 11/18/2011 12:47 PM, Artemus wrote:
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A flatness gauge?

http://boss-proxy.chudov.com/tmp/tmp-0477.jpg.html

I use a shop made version to set the height of the knives on my
woodworking jointer after sharpening them.
Art


Jointer! That's the name I was trying to think of. Thanks.

Paul

On 2011-11-18, Ignoramus4881 wrote:
A flatness gauge?

http://boss-proxy.chudov.com/tmp/tmp-0477.jpg.html

Looks like it -- for checking for worn spots in a surface plate
perhaps? Nope -- not nearly sensitive enough for that. The dial is
calibrated in steps of 0.001" and I think that you would want something
in steps of 10 u" (micro-inch) or perhaps 1 u".

Yes, it will measure flatness, but not to the degree needed for
a surface plate.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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On 2011-11-18, Ignoramus4881 wrote:
A flatness gauge?

http://boss-proxy.chudov.com/tmp/tmp-0477.jpg.html

Looks like it -- for checking for worn spots in a surface plate
perhaps? Nope -- not nearly sensitive enough for that. The dial is
calibrated in steps of 0.001" and I think that you would want something
in steps of 10 u" (micro-inch) or perhaps 1 u".

Yes, it will measure flatness, but not to the degree needed for
a surface plate.

Enjoy,
DoN.


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I think that the person or persons who suggested that it's a gage for
setting the blades on a wood shaper got it right. I've seen illustrations of
commercial units that look a lot like that.

It's not the way *I* set the blades on my shaper, but you frequently see
references to that kind of setup for setting shaper blades.

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