Decommissioning Dial Indicators

[Whyemier]

you keep the bad ones from corrupting the good ones? Separate drawers?

I din' kno the' wore drawers. I kin only get im in knee pants.

 

[Superburban]

Aluminum foil does a good job of preventing the contagious error virus from infecting the others.

 

[4GSR]

Use them for loaners... to others when they want to borrow one..

 

[4GSR]

I see valuable parts in those. Dials, indicating points, etc.

 

[Eddyde]

Items of life consequence should be destroyed upon retirement, ladders, safety rope, etc... dial indicators can be offered up for "parts or not working" to those who need.

 

[Ulma Doctor]

and here, all this time, i was holding dial indicators the wrong way,
boy do i feel stupid.

 

[olcopper]

Contact "Long Island Indicator" they repair indicators and such, you may find they are repairable very inexpensively.
olcopper

 

[Gerritt]

People are complaining of junk made today, why not get these fixed or move them along to someone who will? I don't need any more but surely someone will take them off your hands.

 

[Micke S]

I was near to buy another magnetic stand for a dial indicator but now understand and old vise is ideal for precision measurements

 

[TakeDeadAim]

I have a simple solution when they go bad, send them to a guy in CA that fixes them and you get them back working like new. Have you looked at the price for a .0005" Intrepid recently, Sorry Ill fix mine.

FYI I do enjoy taking the used and broken household appliances and electronics to the range. Penetration testing with the .338 L is fun!