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Let's see what you have tucked away in those tool boxes. Can be old, unique, new or something you use everyday. These measuring tools should be over the counter then and now. I will post some of mine later. Let's see what you come up with. Pictures, Pictures, and more Pictures please.

"Billy G" :anyone:
 
I picked up a new to me indicator. It's a plunger style, but lacks the dial. All my parts should be right on the money now.

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Nice start. Thank you.

"Billy G" :))
 
A retired machinist neighbor of mine threw out a bunch of old odds and ends and I found this precision square in the mix.

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Just for starters

A riggers gauge, the caliper measures --circ and dia-- its a 4" rule.

the tables give wt/ fm of wire rope--hemp--and chain.also wt of 90 & 120 fm coils of same.

How days cheap plastic ones only convert metric to inches.

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I hope this fits your criteria Bill
brian.

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I have this shop made Mic. Who ever built it did great job it measures 0 to 4" It has a cover that you open to fast setting it.

Got it off eBay years ago I just figured it was cool, I've never tried it to see if it on the money or close.

Paul

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Here are a few of my unusual tools.

First is a Lufkin gage for grinding 118 degree drill bits and 82 degree counter sinks.

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A set of expanding tranfer punches.

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Tool to connect scales to gether to make a square

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And this tool that I assume is used to tram a milling head to a angle. I've never been able to find any info on who made it or exactly how its used. The angle blocks are marked Tram Fast.

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This one isn't that unusual but I see people asking about them from time to time. It's the Brown & Sharpe #724 threading tool gage thats shown in the South Bend How to Run a Lathe book.

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That's a nice bunch of tools, OldMachinist. I especially like the adjustable micrometer. You need a set of these to check the mike.

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Here is a homemade indicator, I've never checked the accuracy.

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And a similar style indicator made by Brown and Sharpe. The tip works when indicated from the side, or when pushed.

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This is a NOS #199 Universal Test Indicator from my Lufkin collection. This one's for show, I have another that I actually use.

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And this is a Lufkin V80 dial test indicator. I bought one of these new when I started college and used it up over the years. It has .0005" graduations a range of .08" and a 1.50" stylus for reaching into tight spaces. Fortunately I got lucky and was able to replace my old one with this NOS one off eBay.

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Here is a Pratt & Whitney 6" rule. P&W bought out Lufkin in 1966 and continued their line of these exceptional rules. These and the later Lufkin rules are much easier to read than anything else around. Even the ones graduated in 100ths. can be easily read, as can be seen in the following photograph...

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Nice Tom. This one is Oslund Tool & Die. Is a universal gage. The curved part has graduations 0-10, thats 10 thousandths. The needle circles the curved part 360 degrees. The plunger is in the nose. Also has a dovetail attachment point. Made in Hartford Ct.

"Billy G" :thinking:

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