Tool needs ? Is there anyone on here that needs tools ? Mics , verniers etc

[middle.road]

What's the story on all those hardcore QCTP paperweights in picture IMG_8591.JPG ?

 

[100LL]

I spy my trav-a-dial. Looks like it is complete with its mounting bracket.
Maybe there’s even an angle bracket in there somewhere?

 

[mmcmdl]

I have many paper weights in the machine shop style ! CXA's and up . My bigs are gone so they sit . I dug the travel dial out also .

 

[100LL]

Like most hobby machinists I stress the home shop budget to the ragged edge..but I’m liking the idea of trav-a-dials on the mill table.

 

[Brento]

Whats a trav-a-dial?

 

[mmcmdl]

Travel dial mount bracket like this one ? This just walked in from the garage !

 

[mmcmdl]

Travel dials don't glitch . Easy to watch and they aren't electric . You have a readout error that cost you a thou or so and you start your job over .

 

[Brento]

Ah gotcha. Are they hard to come by these days?

 

[middle.road]

Ah gotcha. Are they hard to come by these days?

Yes. Do a search on the 'Bay. They bring in $$$$
I remember back when @ my first mfg job, we had around a dozen of them in the cage in the tool room.
I did tool control on the high end stuff and had to inventory them every month.

 

[ttabbal]

Price for the green Mititoyo 0-3 mics?