Sherline Squaring

Thank you everyone for all the info, will post more pics of other items soon. I have so much tooling I do not even know where to begin and what to use. I know with time and help from you all here I will eventually use it all.

Thanks again,
Paul
 
Okay I'm looking to buy some machinist squares, I do not want to spend a lot of money. I know you get what you pay for. I'm looking for some that are 2" & 3" with an accuracy of .0005. I do not need anything better right now. Does anyone have any ideas?


Paulzox
 
PaulzOx said:
Okay I'm looking to buy some machinist squares, I do not want to spend a lot of money. I know you get what you pay for. I'm looking for some that are 2" & 3" with an accuracy of .0005. I do not need anything better right now. Does anyone have any ideas?


Paulzox
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see:http://www.mcmaster.com/#layout-squares to get an overview of precision vs price

Enco is a good source of low cost tooling for the home shop:

http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?PMPAGE=452&PARTPG=INLMK3&PMITEM=638-7614

I have found Little Machine Shops products to be good values:

http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=2549&category=1438824943

David Clark in Southern Maryland, USA
 
mikey said:
Umm, you should square it to zero in all axes. It can take some time until you get used to it but it is possible to get it set very accurately. If you normally work with a tooling plate on the table, be sure the table is flat in both the X and Y axes or it will screw you up. Then work on getting the Z-axis square to the table with an accurate solid square and DTI. Once that is done you can work on the aligning the column to the table in both the X and Y direction.

Use a good DTI and a decent holder. Take your time and get it to zero.
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Mikey, what size square works for you?
 
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