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The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: John Stevenson on May 05, 2009, 05:37:22 PM

Title: Marking out gets dragged screaming and kicking into the 20th Century.
Post by: John Stevenson on May 05, 2009, 05:37:22 PM
Sorting some crap out and came across a spare set of Digital verynears, No idea where they came from, they are in a purple case?
Everyone I know who sells them are in either black plastic or Aldi / Lidl wooden ones ?
Anyway sod it I digress again.

These things now are a consumables, a far cry from the first set I had at £108 and any butchering is allowed, at least on Fridays ::)

So without more addoo  da da

(http://www.stevenson-engineers.co.uk/files/oddlegvernier.jpg)

Points ground off the fixed end and the moving bit backed off even further so the fixed jaw gives some support. Sharpened up enought to poke Welshman and you have a set of DIGITAL odd leg very nears, wow so who's a smartypants then ? :clap:

JS.
Title: Re: Marking out gets dragged screaming and kicking into the 20th Century.
Post by: bogstandard on May 05, 2009, 06:02:37 PM
Very nice one J.

I do sometimes use my old knock about digiverns like that, but it never occurred to me to grind 'em up into a proper tool.

I must have half a dozen knocking about the shop, so a couple ground up like that won't go amiss.

John
Title: Re: Marking out gets dragged screaming and kicking into the 20th Century.
Post by: Weston Bye on May 05, 2009, 08:32:18 PM
Good one John.  I have a battery-eating Chinese clapper that I don't use often that seems just the candidate for your procedure - right after I fit it with an extra switch so I don't have to remove the battery between uses.
 :proj:
Title: Re: Marking out gets dragged screaming and kicking into the 20th Century.
Post by: Divided he ad on May 05, 2009, 08:43:04 PM
Nice Mod JS.... Very worthwhile  :dremel:  :thumbup:



I shall buy some more than I usually would next time Aldi gets a load in  :)





Ralph.
Title: Re: Marking out gets dragged screaming and kicking into the 20th Century.
Post by: Stilldrillin on May 06, 2009, 04:02:21 AM
Oooooh...... I like that one John!  :clap:

Blummin good thinking!  :thumbup:

David D
Title: Re: Marking out gets dragged screaming and kicking into the 20th Century.
Post by: Darren on May 06, 2009, 05:11:15 AM
John, you don't post very often, but you sure make sure it's worthy when you do I notice.... :thumbup:

Nice mod, I used my calipers in that way but modding a spare pair is now deff on the cards...thanks for the tip  :ddb:
Title: Re: Marking out gets dragged screaming and kicking into the 20th Century.
Post by: cedge on May 06, 2009, 01:10:28 PM
John
Welcome to the party...(grin). I bought a couple of CD by Jose Rodriguez, way back when I first began trying to learn to machine. The caliper trick was one of his best suggestions. I promptly made one and it made a world of difference in my layouts. I'd be lost without mine.

It's not only good for flat table work. Use it on the lathe to mark diameter size on the end of round stock  or mark a cut line. Excellent on the mill to locate a quick cut line or mark to off a hole location. Just place the long tine on the outer surface or edge and mark away.

Steve
Title: Re: Marking out gets dragged screaming and kicking into the 20th Century.
Post by: Rog02 on May 11, 2009, 11:59:16 PM
Old tricks keep coming up for air!

I have a set of "El Cheapo" dial calipers that took a header off the bosses desk one too many times.  He was going to toss them in the scrap bin when I made a running, diving interception from the far end of the shop.  I ground the OD jaws as shown and use them for locating the center line on tubing in airframes and roll cages.  It makes doing cluster welds a snap.  They also come in handy for establishing a rivet line for skin panels and scribing joggle lines for flush fit ups and patches. 

Title: Re: Marking out gets dragged screaming and kicking into the 20th Century.
Post by: troup on May 15, 2010, 08:58:16 PM
Fantastic, thanks John!