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I have a Mitutoyo 0-10" vernier height gauge, and it's one of my most-often used tools. I purchased it used from eBay, and it has served me dutifully. I cannot find a model number on it anywhere, which strikes me as odd...
Regardless, I think it must have taken a spill, as one corner of the carbide scribe has a chip in it, rendering that side useless. Granted, the other side is still fine, so it's not a total loss, but I like things being 'right', if you know what I mean. Searching high and low, I've found that the current crop of height gauge replacement scribes have one model that's really close to the original dimensions, with the height of it being .020" shy of the original. It's my assumption that this will work for me, I'll merely need to reset the post to zero with the new scribe height. Is there any better method of doing this other than assembling the two, loosening the post clamp screw, moving it to zero, and tightening it again? I'm assuming clamping the base and the scribe to the surface plate will help me keep things square, as it will minimize variables with things being able to move about willy-nilly...
Other than doing this and checking against standards, are there any other things I need to look out for?
Thanks in advance,
Matt
Regardless, I think it must have taken a spill, as one corner of the carbide scribe has a chip in it, rendering that side useless. Granted, the other side is still fine, so it's not a total loss, but I like things being 'right', if you know what I mean. Searching high and low, I've found that the current crop of height gauge replacement scribes have one model that's really close to the original dimensions, with the height of it being .020" shy of the original. It's my assumption that this will work for me, I'll merely need to reset the post to zero with the new scribe height. Is there any better method of doing this other than assembling the two, loosening the post clamp screw, moving it to zero, and tightening it again? I'm assuming clamping the base and the scribe to the surface plate will help me keep things square, as it will minimize variables with things being able to move about willy-nilly...
Other than doing this and checking against standards, are there any other things I need to look out for?
Thanks in advance,
Matt