POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?

[dkemppai]

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I have what looks like an identical copy of that indicator. It's graduated in tenths, except that it's actually a .0005" movement.
Just curious, is yours actually a tenths indicator?

 

[Eyerelief]

I have what looks like an identical copy of that indicator. It's graduated in tenths, except that it's actually a .0005" movement.
Just curious, is yours actually a tenths indicator?

Sadly it is a tenths. Chasing tenths around is pretty silly for the most part but it is well suited for this little surface grinder. I have another (my favorite indicator) with a 3.5" face that is also a Federal tenths. Both were in with a bunch of stuff a neighbor gave me.
Really goofy happens below tenths. I bought a .00005 (50 millionths) indicator off the bay a month or two back for for $28 in great condition. So far its best use has been to ruffle a few feathers of a member of this forum whom I admire greatly. See pic of both below:

 

[woodchucker]

So far its best use has been to ruffle a few feathers of a member of this forum whom I admire greatly. See pic of both below:

Ain't that the truth
I will use a tenths indicator if making tooling, an arbor, mandrell.. because it's the time I feel I can use it. We want to be accurate to 1 thou, so the tool needs to be more accurate is my thought.

 

[dkemppai]

Ain't that the truth
I will use a tenths indicator if making tooling, an arbor, mandrell.. because it's the time I feel I can use it. We want to be accurate to 1 thou, so the tool needs to be more accurate is my thought.

I'm still after the ever elusive 20 millionths indicator. There are things where it would be useful. I have a project where the tenths indicator isn't moving (ok, maybe a part of a needle width) when checking a part.

Certainly not an everyday measurement, that's for sure.

A tenths indicator on a surface grinder should be more useful than anywhere else in the shop. That's the machine where you want that resolution.

 

[wachuko]

Builder came and did all the dirt and compacting... so this is ready for inspection and then pouring the concrete...






All the spots you see with a little bit of grass sticking out, that was me clearing as much as the dirt that was over it...






First few trips... did several more before nightfall...



They are not making the ramp/driveway... I have to do that later. I told them to move all the leftover dirt so I could at least have some fill there when I get around to doing the driveway... But in the process, they left a mess on my lawn...

So, I got a shovel my lawnmower with the small dump trailer, and started to move as much as the dirt that had fallen on the lawn... moved it to where the ramp is supposed to be (where they moved most of the leftover dirt)... I did 12 trips with my small setup... could not do anymore because I ran out of daylight... raked what I could and called it a day...

I earned my Advil tonight...

 

[Eyerelief]

I earned my Advil tonight...

I’d say so! You watch yourself in that heat. It can sneak up on you in a hurry

 

[woodchucker]

And don't wear black out in the sun while working. It just adds to your body's heat level. When doing hard work, you want to stay as cool as possible.
Even in snowy weather you want to stay cool, getting too hot and sweating then freezing is bad for you... (I know you don't know that being from Florida)..

 

[LEEQ]

I got into a couple of Igauging type scales way back when they were dirt cheap. They came with an unfortunate combination of metal mounting brackets, and a need to be isolated from a machine. As mounted to my mini lathe they would run up and down and all around while the machine sat perfectly still. I knew a guy with access to a printer, but the printed part shrinks so bad it was .040" too thin. I finally got around to carving up a bit of this gray plastic into two mounting blocks that electrically isolate the scale from the machine.

 

[pontiac428]

They came with an unfortunate combination of metal mounting brackets, and a need to be isolated from a machine.

Wuh... huh? Why would the scales need to be electrically isolated? That seems... unnecessary. What gives?

 

[LEEQ]

Yah, I'm no expert. I read about the problem on threads regarding the diy dro's. I never would have thought to do that on my own. I made several temporary dogmeat scales with one of those. I did not let them ground to the machine, and I never had the problem. Only when I let the metal brackets touch my mini lathe.