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I wasn't sure what section to post this in, but I thought it might be more visible and help others if they saw it, so I posted here...
Last weekend I went to an auction and bought a toolbox full of machinists' tools. One of the tools was a Starrett No. 599 shaper and planer gage. It was still wrapped in it's protective paper and has the extension pin. Big question is: how the heck do I use this thing? I understand it is to set tool height, but on my shaper I usually mount the part to be machined, then put my tool in and manually move the slide, table, or whatever until the tool is just about to touch off, then go from there. Can anyone explain the correct use of this tool and situations where it would be useful?
Thanks from a noob....
Last weekend I went to an auction and bought a toolbox full of machinists' tools. One of the tools was a Starrett No. 599 shaper and planer gage. It was still wrapped in it's protective paper and has the extension pin. Big question is: how the heck do I use this thing? I understand it is to set tool height, but on my shaper I usually mount the part to be machined, then put my tool in and manually move the slide, table, or whatever until the tool is just about to touch off, then go from there. Can anyone explain the correct use of this tool and situations where it would be useful?
Thanks from a noob....