Gauge Block Accessory Kit (Score?)

[G-ManBart]

Hey all,

I was bidding on a couple of things at an auction that's literally five minutes from my office, so I took a shot on this gauge block accessory kit. There's no marking on anything, but it looks like a similar set Lost Creek Machine has listed as being from Germany. The box has Grud or Grub on it, but that could be anything. The white goo on the green fabric is from the hot glue the auction idiots use to secure the lot number...like putting it on the wood was too hard to ask?

The only thing is, the base block is missing...should be in the lower right corner of the case. Am I correct this is only used when stacking vertically? I'll admit I'm almost entirely ignorant of the subject. I've got $160 in the kit, which seems like a score even without the base block maybe? Any idea if I can source another base block and have it work with these? Thanks...I'm slowly learning metrology and finding it hard to not buy all sorts of stuff!

 

[twhite]

Hey all,

I was bidding on a couple of things at an auction that's literally five minutes from my office, so I took a shot on this gauge block accessory kit. There's no marking on anything, but it looks like a similar set Lost Creek Machine has listed as being from Germany. The box has Grud or Grub on it, but that could be anything. The white goo on the green fabric is from the hot glue the auction idiots use to secure the lot number...like putting it on the wood was too hard to ask?

The only thing is, the base block is missing...should be in the lower right corner of the case. Am I correct this is only used when stacking vertically? I'll admit I'm almost entirely ignorant of the subject. I've got $160 in the kit, which seems like a score even without the base block maybe? Any idea if I can source another base block and have it work with these? Thanks...I'm slowly learning metrology and finding it hard to not buy all sorts of stuff!

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That is a very good score.


Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[Bone Head]

Appears to be a good kit for rectangular blocks.

 

[wachuko]

Something else I need to search on…to learn what I am looking at.

 

[twhite]

Something else I need to search on…to learn what I am looking at.

You basically stack blocks to desired thickness then use various end configurations to get your precise measurement. We use these at work to make a stack to get an exact measurement to set our bore guages. That is just one example. You can set them up to get to the .0001


Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[wachuko]

You basically stack blocks to desired thickness then use various end configurations to get your precise measurement. We use these at work to make a stack to get an exact measurement to set our bore guages. That is just one example. You can set them up to get to the .0001


Cutting oil is my blood.

I had not seen a kit like that. I was used to seeing the gauge blocks... not the gauge block holders/accessories like those shared by @G-ManBart

Found a couple of videos.

Pretty cool!

 

[wachuko]

Oh, almost forgot...

 

[G-ManBart]

Oh, almost forgot...

Fair enough...but I was taking a total guess at these! Now I need to go watch the videos you found to figure out how to use them

 

[Pevehouse]

You basically stack blocks to desired thickness then use various end configurations to get your precise measurement. We use these at work to make a stack to get an exact measurement to set our bore guages. That is just one example. You can set them up to get to the .0001


Cutting oil is my blood.

So I could use blocks to set the origin on my dial bore gages? Hmmm. Did not think about that. I was preparing to order individual setting rings

 

[Pevehouse]

You basically stack blocks to desired thickness then use various end configurations to get your precise measurement. We use these at work to make a stack to get an exact measurement to set our bore guages. That is just one example. You can set them up to get to the .0001


Cutting oil is my blood.

If you don’t mind me asking, what is the procedure for setting the origin on a dial bore gage. Just starting out and haven't a clue,lol