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I had rigged up a Harbor Freight caliper on my mill for a z axis dro. Recently I upgraded my dros and this caliper became surplus. Besides having holes in it, i had cut off the inside jaws ( they were a hazard for raking the back of my hand over) . I decided to make a base so I could use them to measure depths. Inspired by a design I saw online, i used a small t-slot cutter to machine a slot that the the caliper fit in nicely. An interesting side note. In testing my creation, I found a .005 discrepancy with my Starrett depth micrometer. Turns out I had never calibrated it. After fussing for another 30 minutes, the two now agree.
