Toolpost indicator mounts

GreatOldOne

GreatOldOne

R'lyeh Engineering Works
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Inspired by tubalcain, I made some toolpost indicator holders / mounts. As my lathe is quite small, and has the smallest available wedge style toolpost, I got some small Mitutoyo indicators (they’re only 40mm in diameter) and made two separate holders, one for indicating the diameter of a part, and another for the face.

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Now those are slick...very nicely done! :encourage:

Nice indicators, too.:)
 
TTD said:
Now those are slick...very nicely done! :encourage:

Nice indicators, too.:)
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Thanks. The good thing about the small indicators was the price. eBay specials, only £30 each. :)
 
Nice, might have to do something like that myself.
 
That looks great and something that might be super handy...what size/type dovetail cutter did you use? I'm guessing 30deg for the angle? I need to build or buy (if I want to finish the project this year lol) one.
 
There were pics posted a few moths back (not certain it was this forum) from a guy that was also inspired by the Tubal Cain unit, that used a single indicator that spun in a bushing, and could be easily and quickly moved to either face of the tool holder, for indicating diameters and faces.

I'd like to find that one again.
 
I made one for diameters but I just use a magnetic base on the lathe bed for facing.
 
Spent about an hour scouring the web and found the item below. It's not the one I'm looking for but very similar. The nice thing is that it's a dove-tail tool holder, so it doesn't require the use of any of your "precious" toolholders, and it does both diameters and faces, just by moving it between faces of the toolpost and spinning the indicator in it's friction bushing. Very slick.

I think it was a Youtube video, the more I think about it.

http://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-dial-indicator-holder-4
 
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