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| DarrenUK:
Can anyone suggest a tool or a quick easy way that I can use to scribe a straight line down the centre length of a tapered bar? I know I could measure and mark each end at the centre then just use a straight edge to scribe but would like to find a quicker alternative method. Red line on image below is where I want to scribe. |
| Pete.:
Mount it between centres on a lathe and use a height gauge scriber along the top of a piece of bar held in a toolpost at centre height. |
| Stilldrillin:
--- Quote from: Pete. on March 01, 2014, 01:42:10 PM ---Mount it between centres on a lathe and use a height gauge scriber along the top of a piece of bar held in a toolpost at centre height. --- End quote --- I like that idea Pete! :thumbup: David D |
| DarrenUK:
Forgot to mention, I have no lathe, just a small SX2 milling machine and a few basic tools. |
| angus:
how accurate does it need to be ??? use some marking out blue dirty way put in a vice holding the ends, the holding a spirit level, and looking at the bubble drag it along the top edge will be fairly close, but maybe not close enough for what you want ? |
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