Dial Indicator Application
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Dial Indicator Application
I don't know for sure but I do believe this approach works. I will wait until I need to realign the table to test the jig but when installed on my table now it appears to be 'right on'.
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Awesome, Dusty. This could also be used to check the alignment of the fence, couldn't it?
Heath
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
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heathicus wrote:Awesome, Dusty. This could also be used to check the alignment of the fence, couldn't it?
Yes, in fact it can and did. The set up that Shopsmith sells can be used the same way though and with the same degree of accuracy.
I have a fence that I bought on eBay to be used on my Crafters Station. It is bowed but only on one side. I think that I'll have to equip it with a sacrificial fence to make it completely useful.
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Dial Indicator
I recently purchased a second dial indicator from Woodcraft. I thought that I had found a pretty good deal; only paid $23.95 (including tax). Then today I found this. A much better deal because it includes the tips and a magnetic base.
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OK Dusty, you'd but it for less. BUT HOW MUCH for shipping?
SS 500(09/1980), DC3300, jointer, bandsaw, belt sander, Strip Sander, drum sanders,molder, dado, biscuit joiner, universal lathe tool rest, Oneway talon chuck, router bits & chucks and a De Walt 735 planer,a #5,#6, block planes. ALL in a 100 square foot shop.
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Dial Indicator Application
My dial indicator set up has been calibrated and validated to my satisfaction. As a result, you can all rest well knowing that the miter tracks in your table are, in fact, parallel to one another.
My testing shows that on all three of my Mark V tables the miter tracks are within .003" of right on.
Actually, the miter tracks are likely to be even closer that that. What my testing has shown me is that my test set up is repeatable and accurate to within my self declared tolerance of .005" for all work done on/with the Mark V.
The set up I used is self explanatory.
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Sure do wish that I had kept all of those aluminum plates that I had. They come in real handy for projects like this. They were milled to some real tight specifications for some qualification testing that I was involved with. If I had foresight, I would have handled them more like precision instruments than I have.
My testing shows that on all three of my Mark V tables the miter tracks are within .003" of right on.
Actually, the miter tracks are likely to be even closer that that. What my testing has shown me is that my test set up is repeatable and accurate to within my self declared tolerance of .005" for all work done on/with the Mark V.
The set up I used is self explanatory.
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Sure do wish that I had kept all of those aluminum plates that I had. They come in real handy for projects like this. They were milled to some real tight specifications for some qualification testing that I was involved with. If I had foresight, I would have handled them more like precision instruments than I have.
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dusty wrote:PROJECT COMPLETE
Sure do wish that I had kept all of those aluminum plates that I had. They come in real handy for projects like this. They were milled to some real tight specifications for some qualification testing that I was involved with. If I had foresight, I would have handled them more like precision instruments than I have.
Good old 20-20 hindsight.
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1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill