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My uncle, a retired machinist gave me a couple of those, they were new at the time, wish they still looked that good. Enjoy

Greg
 
I have one those and use it all the time to dial in my 4 jaw chuck. It doesn't look as nice as yours though.
 
Yeah, I'm really looking forward to being able to use it. I have another back plunge that I find really useful for setting up on the shaper but it's nowhere near as smooth. I ordered a deep hole attachment for the 196 as well but it's not here yet. Have to round up a couple nice snugs to go with though -- they seem harder to come by for some reason.

-frank
 
If you dont mind me asking as this isnt the best place for a school yard lesson but what are those indicators good for with the plunger in the back? Ive seen one before but never been used.
 
Brento said:
If you dont mind me asking as this isnt the best place for a school yard lesson but what are those indicators good for with the plunger in the back? Ive seen one before but never been used.
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I don't know that there are that many operations that absolutely could not be done with another indicator, but like anything maybe just not as conveniently. I find the back plunger style useful for the shaper where a drop indicator would be facing forward instead of up towards my face. Also the size is sometimes nice to squeak into a space where a standard AGD2 indicator might be too tall. One thing that does come to mind is the inside of a hole (using the deep hole attachment), but honestly how many times does the average person really need to do that?? The button foot does make sliding over slightly rough surfaces or bridging gaps easier though, but you can also buy button tips for regular indicators and they work fine.

I see the 196 used mostly in the older texts where the use of surface gauges is also more prevalent. Perhaps they have been supplanted now by the more widespread availability of the stylus-type of test indicator? I suspect a lot has do with personal preference and/or experience more than anything else, but it'd be interesting to hear from some of the other older guys that perhaps used them more.

-frank
 
Brento said:
If you dont mind me asking as this isnt the best place for a school yard lesson but what are those indicators good for with the plunger in the back? Ive seen one before but never been used.
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I like using the back plunger indicator for tramming my mill head back to 90 degrees. The big plunger face helps to skip over the t-slots without readjusting the indicator. It’s also easier to read than a normal dial indicator because the dial always stays up where you can read it, you don’t need a mirror or a step stool to see the numbers. LULZ
 
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Cooter Brown said:
I like using the back plunger indicator for trimming my mill head back to 90 degrees. The big plunger face helps to skip over the t-slots without readjusting the indicator. It’s also easier to read than a normal dial indicator because the dial always stays up where you can read it, you don’t need a mirror or a step stool to see the numbers. LULZ
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I will have to keep that in mind if i can find one.
 
MAKEITOUTOFWOOD said:
These go with the 1-2 I already have. I will on the hunt for a 0-1 and 4-5. Also need a spanner and standards.
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You need to be careful buy used mics they usually need to be lapped. Run the dial down onto a ground piece of metal and look a light, you can usually see small gaps of light on old mics especially the one with steel faces.

But if you’re working with wood those tolerances probably don’t matter at all..... lol

+or - .250” lulz
 
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