How do I get the edgefinder back together?

[Nelson]

I'll be glad to send a new spring, no charge!

Tony,

That is very kind of you! I will PM my address! Thank you!!

Nelson

 

[Tony Wells]

Got your PM. Will send it out tomorrow! Glad to help.

 

[mosedawg56]

Now that is what I call friendship... free advice and free parts!!! Gotta love it!

 

[Highpower]

Heck of a deal since the shipping alone on that itty-bitty spring would have been 10 bucks from Starrett!

Been there, done that - didn't get a t-shirt though....

;D

 

[Nelson]

Fixed- Thanks to Tony!

Spring arrived yesterday afternoon! Thanks to Tony, who sent me the spring, it is fixed!

Because I am "Allthumbz" I made a spring puller out of a paper clip to pull the spring through the tube and into position.

 

[Tony Wells]

Good deal, Nelson. You probably should test it against a jo block or 1-2-3 block or something to see if it's accurate.

 

[Highpower]

Good deal, Nelson. You probably should test it against a jo block or 1-2-3 block or something to see if it's accurate.

Son of a gun. That is a great tip! I never would have though of doing that, but I'll sure be trying it now.

 

[Nelson]

Good deal, Nelson. You probably should test it against a jo block or 1-2-3 block or something to see if it's accurate.

Tony,

what is a "jo block"? (I know, I'm stupid!) I don't have any 1-2-3 blocks now, but added an economy set from Enco to my wish list.

Best,


Nelson

 

[Conrad Hoffman]

FWIW, edge finders will work at all different speeds, but many people run them way too fast. They give me best results at about 600-800 RPM.

 

[Tony Wells]

"jo blocks" are in reality gage blocks. Just an old name for them that people generally known them by. Every shop should have a set. The shop grade - B, I think it is, is not very expensive. They are precision ground and lapped specimens of tool steel that come in a set, the basic set I am recommending has 81 pieces, starting at 0.050, then 0.1000 through 0.1009 by tenths, then 0.101 - 0.150 by 0.001, then well...you get the idea. They stop at 4.0000 in the basic set. Here's a link to a set:

http://www1.mscdirect.com/cgi/NNSRI...re=ItemDetail-_-ResultListing-_-SearchResults