Re: Dial Test Indicators

Dan,

"As far as how to hold it... Well, I've amassed a collection of odds
and ends over the years. In one desperate situation, I held a DTI with
a very small Starrett surface gage that I have. I clamped the surface
gage to the sub spindle with a large hose clamp. It wasn't pretty, but
it worked."

Would it be fair to interpret this as one needs a variety of holders
and indicators to deal with the many different situations that a
machinist doing a wide variety of work encounters? If so I agree. I
have never seen anyone use this Zero It deal in my 12 years in the
field. I love the Zero It as it solves a lot of situations that were
taking me too long and frustrating me. Still... the Zero It is not
right for every situation. Also, I prefer to use my Brown and Sharps
with the Zero It rather than my Interapids which IMO don't work very
well with the Zero It.

Where is Cliffy in this tread? This is just another example of Cliffy
having no experience with holders / indicators and the variety of
situations a machinist (something Cliffy clearly is not) encounters.

Jon "The Jew" Banquer
Phoenix, Arizona

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