Re: Optical center punch
- From: Ned Simmons <news@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 23:35:54 -0400
In article <1129169527.854573.124070
@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
JCPUBLIC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> I snagged one on ebay for $75, new condition, a while back...darn thing
> is one of the most useful things I have ever paid for. All I can say
> is it's like when someone told me "If you use your Bridgeport a lot,
> get a DRO"...I did, and they were 100% right, makes working on projects
> boatloads more enjoyable...same can be said for the centering
> scope...keep an eye open on ebay, if you take your time, they pop up
> every two weeks or so...don't pay more than $100 ish though...mine is
> a ECCO, very nice :-)
Just goes to show we've all got our own ways of working. I
had a very nice SIP (the Swiss jig borer folks) centering
scope that sat on the shelf for about 20 years before I
sold it on ebay. I never used it, and though I was afraid
I'd have a need for it as soon as it was gone, haven't
missed it a bit.
On the other hand, I have a couple microscopes that I use
all the time on the mill. One is a small inspection
microscope with a calibrated filar eyepiece that's handy
for making measurements in place that would otherwise
require moving the part to a toolmaker's microscope. The
other is a long focal length microscope (or maybe it's more
properly a telescope) that allows you to get a magnified
view in places where you can't comfortably place your head.
Both can be mounted on a mag base.
Ned Simmons
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