Micrometer Stand

[wlburton]

It often seems like three hands are needed when measuring things with a micrometer so I thought a micrometer stand would be a handy thing to design and build, and I finished making one today. The cast iron base was something I picked up cheap at a surplus store, figuring I would find a use for it some day, and the rest came out of some aluminum scraps I bought at an estate sale. The "jaw" is lined with composite gasket-type cork. Every project I do is a learning project for me and I got some good practice on the lathe, mill, drill press, and sanders.

 

[francist]

That is one classy looking stand! Well done

-frank

 

[C-Bag]

Very nicely done and an addition I've been contemplating. I am now officially on the lookout for something I can adapt. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Mikkell]

Micrometer stand by Peterthinks

Print the base and clamp with %40 or better infill. Not for strength so much as weight. Hardware is a 1/4 " by 2 " carriage bolt and nut. You may need a longer one and another nut to draw the nut up into the base with a wrench. Shaped like a 156-105-10 Mitutoyo fixed angle stand. Made with...

www.thingiverse.com

I Printed one of these, works great.

 

[wlburton]

Micrometer stand by Peterthinks

Print the base and clamp with %40 or better infill. Not for strength so much as weight. Hardware is a 1/4 " by 2 " carriage bolt and nut. You may need a longer one and another nut to draw the nut up into the base with a wrench. Shaped like a 156-105-10 Mitutoyo fixed angle stand. Made with...

www.thingiverse.com

I Printed one of these, works great.

Maybe I'll have to get into 3D printing after all! That looks really good. Interestingly, It looks to work exactly the same as mine, which I designed as I went along and which wasn't like any others I'd seen. The only additional thing I have is angle adjustability.

 

[Mikkell]

It works well.