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Gallery, Projects and General => How to's => Topic started by: Bernd on March 20, 2010, 11:51:27 AM

Title: Quick & Dirty indicator holder
Post by: Bernd on March 20, 2010, 11:51:27 AM
I needed a stop on my Logan lathe for the carriage with an indicator on it. I was going to wait and make a fancy one but I’d lost my “round-tuit” so I made a quick and dirty one. I’ve used one of the solid stops that came with the lathe added a 10-32 brass screw and called it good for now. The pictures will explain how I did it.

(http://www.kingstonemodeleng.com/Madmodder/Quick%20Indicator/100-0000.jpg)

I mounted it to a 1-2-3 block so I could hold it in the vise.
(http://www.kingstonemodeleng.com/Madmodder/Quick%20Indicator/100-0001.jpg)

I was going to mill both ends and make it shorter, but decided against it.
(http://www.kingstonemodeleng.com/Madmodder/Quick%20Indicator/100-0002.jpg)

Drilled thru with a “G” drill since the bar was ¼” in dia.
(http://www.kingstonemodeleng.com/Madmodder/Quick%20Indicator/100-0003.jpg)

Here’s the temporary brass screw added.
(http://www.kingstonemodeleng.com/Madmodder/Quick%20Indicator/100-0004.jpg)

And mounted on the lathe.
(http://www.kingstonemodeleng.com/Madmodder/Quick%20Indicator/100-0005.jpg)

This will have to do till I get the more fancier model made one of these days.

Bernd
Title: Re: Quick & Dirty indicator holder
Post by: websterz on March 20, 2010, 11:57:11 AM
 :mmr:

Nothing wrong with "quick-n-dirty". How many of us would not even be had out parents not believed in the old QnD.  :lol:
Title: Re: Quick & Dirty indicator holder
Post by: Bernd on March 20, 2010, 12:16:48 PM
Nothing wrong with "quick-n-dirty". How many of us would not even be had out parents not believed in the old QnD.  :lol:

Boy anit that the truth.  :lol:    :beer:

Bernd