I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw is
in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
gizmo.
I didn't turn up a handy dandy "So you bought a dial indicator. Now what?"
site. It seems to be a tool of 10,000,001 uses, so what are the other
9,999,999?
1. Align saw blade to miter slot.
2. Align rip fence to miter slot.
3. ???
(I don't have a magnetic base or any other gadgetry. If I require
additional gadgetry, it should ideally be something I can cobble up with
standard steel stock, a metal-cutting bandsaw, and various fasteners.
Nothing too exotic if I can help it, and no welding please.)
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jegan wrote:
> Silvan <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>
>>I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw is
>>in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
>>gizmo.
>
>
> If you have the mounting hardware you can use it to check your drill
> press to ensure that the table is perpendicular to the drill shaft
> (sorry, I'm at a loss for what to call the column the drill bit goes
> in - no, not the chuck).
>
> I have a TS-Aligner and it included some extra parts that will allow
> me to do the above as well as check that my bandsaw table is
> perpendicular to my blade and that (if I had one) the jointer fence is
> perpendicular to the table. Other uses: Check your jointer tables to
> see what the exact difference between them is, check that the jointer
> blades are level with the outfeed table, align your radial arm saw,
> depth gauge, etc. The gauge can also be used to ensure that things
> that rotate (like the table saw arbor) are not out of round.
> --
> Jim
The Quill
Philski
Silvan wrote:
>
> I've spent too much money lately. I'm in a making stuff out of junk mode
> now. So I can have some money to actually buy lumber. Sometimes I forget
> what the point of all this really is. :)
You should know this instinctively: "he who dies with the most toys wins". You
don't need no steenking wood.
I've been in the same mode recently and have spent several thousand dollars on
tools since Christmas. Somebody asked me at work what I was going to build with
them. "I can't afford to buy any wood yet." It doesn't matter; if I die
tomorrow, I've got the stuff. Who says you can't take it with you? I'm getting
a trailer to pull all this behind me when I croak.
--
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http://www.mortimerschnerd.com
Mark wrote:
> As has been stated you will get a mag base eventually. If only to have the arm,
> post and clamps that come with it. The clamp and arm are more important than the
> base.
I've got to agree with that. If all you need is a mag base, grab
the flat, circular magnet from a floppy drive and use that. Good
magnet, and it recycles dead drives.
Dave in Fairfax
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Mark wrote:
> As has been stated you will get a mag base eventually. If only to have the
> arm, post and clamps that come with it. The clamp and arm are more
> important than the base.
If I don't really need a magnet thingie, I can make something functionally
equivalent to the rest of the thing, it looks like.
I've spent too much money lately. I'm in a making stuff out of junk mode
now. So I can have some money to actually buy lumber. Sometimes I forget
what the point of all this really is. :)
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John
On 5 Mar 2004 08:27:19 -0800, [email protected] (jegan) wrote:
>Silvan <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>> I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw is
>> in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
>> gizmo.
>
>If you have the mounting hardware you can use it to check your drill
>press to ensure that the table is perpendicular to the drill shaft
>(sorry, I'm at a loss for what to call the column the drill bit goes
>in - no, not the chuck).
>
>I have a TS-Aligner and it included some extra parts that will allow
>me to do the above as well as check that my bandsaw table is
>perpendicular to my blade and that (if I had one) the jointer fence is
>perpendicular to the table. Other uses: Check your jointer tables to
>see what the exact difference between them is, check that the jointer
>blades are level with the outfeed table, align your radial arm saw,
>depth gauge, etc. The gauge can also be used to ensure that things
>that rotate (like the table saw arbor) are not out of round.
On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 00:28:01 -0600, Morris Dovey <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Silvan wrote:
>> I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table
>> saw. The saw is in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering
>> what else I might do with this gizmo.
>>
>> I didn't turn up a handy dandy "So you bought a dial
>> indicator. Now what?" site. It seems to be a tool of
>> 10,000,001 uses, so what are the other 9,999,999?
You could look outside of woodworking.
Depending a bit on the kind of indicator it is, it's a great tool for
when you're hand-grinding your own telescope mirror!
Just for the early stages though. I got one for that purpose and it
sits idle now.
They're really accurate AND specialized. Betcha a machine shop can
tell you how many ways they're useful.
James
[email protected]
With simple setups, check the knives in your jointer and planer for proper
height. Check cutterheads (jointer and planer) to see if they are parallel
to the table. Set height and parallelism of bed rollers, chipbreaker, and
outfeed roller on a planer. Check arbor runout on the tablesaw, chuck
runout on the drill press and router bit runout. With a 1/2 rod in the
collet of you router in your router table and a dial indicator attached to
the rod, you can tell if your router is perpendicular to you table. I am
sure there is more.
Preston
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw
is
> in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
> gizmo.
>
> I didn't turn up a handy dandy "So you bought a dial indicator. Now
what?"
> site. It seems to be a tool of 10,000,001 uses, so what are the other
> 9,999,999?
>
> 1. Align saw blade to miter slot.
>
> 2. Align rip fence to miter slot.
>
> 3. ???
>
> (I don't have a magnetic base or any other gadgetry. If I require
> additional gadgetry, it should ideally be something I can cobble up with
> standard steel stock, a metal-cutting bandsaw, and various fasteners.
> Nothing too exotic if I can help it, and no welding please.)
>
> --
> Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
>
Get the magnetic base, they are only about $20 Cdn. I use it to set up my
jointer blades, and verify the blade on the table saw is at 90 deg. to the
table. To do that you need to build a small jig to hold the guage. The
base of the jig goes against the blade at table height and the dial
indicator touches the blade near the top. Adjust it to zero and then move
it to the other side of the blade. If it is zero your blade is good if
not it is something other than 90 deg.
Rick
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"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw
is
> in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
> gizmo.
>
> I didn't turn up a handy dandy "So you bought a dial indicator. Now
what?"
> site. It seems to be a tool of 10,000,001 uses, so what are the other
> 9,999,999?
>
> 1. Align saw blade to miter slot.
>
> 2. Align rip fence to miter slot.
>
> 3. ???
>
> (I don't have a magnetic base or any other gadgetry. If I require
> additional gadgetry, it should ideally be something I can cobble up with
> standard steel stock, a metal-cutting bandsaw, and various fasteners.
> Nothing too exotic if I can help it, and no welding please.)
>
> --
> Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
>
Use it to set the height of your jointer knives.
Bernie
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw
is
> in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
> gizmo.
>
> I didn't turn up a handy dandy "So you bought a dial indicator. Now
what?"
> site. It seems to be a tool of 10,000,001 uses, so what are the other
> 9,999,999?
>
> 1. Align saw blade to miter slot.
>
> 2. Align rip fence to miter slot.
>
> 3. ???
>
> (I don't have a magnetic base or any other gadgetry. If I require
> additional gadgetry, it should ideally be something I can cobble up with
> standard steel stock, a metal-cutting bandsaw, and various fasteners.
> Nothing too exotic if I can help it, and no welding please.)
>
> --
> Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
>
I often use one to accurately set up incremental positions on my table
saw or shaper fence. I use a magnetic base to hold it in this
application, but you could make some sort of wodden base that would
work as well.
I have a picture of this setup on my website. See it here:
http://www.the-wildings.com/shop/jigs/fingerbd2.jpg
Joe in Denver
my woodworking website:
http://www.the-wildings.com/shop/
Silvan <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw is
> in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
> gizmo.
>
> I didn't turn up a handy dandy "So you bought a dial indicator. Now what?"
> site. It seems to be a tool of 10,000,001 uses, so what are the other
> 9,999,999?
>
> 1. Align saw blade to miter slot.
>
> 2. Align rip fence to miter slot.
>
> 3. ???
>
> (I don't have a magnetic base or any other gadgetry. If I require
> additional gadgetry, it should ideally be something I can cobble up with
> standard steel stock, a metal-cutting bandsaw, and various fasteners.
> Nothing too exotic if I can help it, and no welding please.)
Rick Gibson wrote:
> base of the jig goes against the blade at table height and the dial
> indicator touches the blade near the top. Adjust it to zero and then
> move it to the other side of the blade. If it is zero your blade is
good if not it is something other than 90 deg.
I'm liking this idea, since I'm going through a period of not trusting any
of my squares to be really square. I want to get the saw as close to dead
perfection as I can, just for the goofy thrill of it.
So the indicator is rigged up so that the base smacks butt up against the
blade I guess. That seems the only way to ensure keeping the distance from
the indicator to the blade the same. The problem I'm seeing with that idea
is that it would have to straddle the insert more on one side than the
other. My insert isn't perfectly flat, and not perfectly parallel to the
table surface. The best I could do was settle for not having it stick up
anywhere. So that would throw the measurement out of whack, it seems.
--
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"B a r r y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 14:09:21 GMT, Mark <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >That's a thread I'd rather avoid. Turned into a dick measuring contest.
>
> I was in one of those once, it required a survey crew.
>
> Barry
I think you got big balls saying something like that!
Gary <g>
Silvan <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw is
> in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
> gizmo.
If you have the mounting hardware you can use it to check your drill
press to ensure that the table is perpendicular to the drill shaft
(sorry, I'm at a loss for what to call the column the drill bit goes
in - no, not the chuck).
I have a TS-Aligner and it included some extra parts that will allow
me to do the above as well as check that my bandsaw table is
perpendicular to my blade and that (if I had one) the jointer fence is
perpendicular to the table. Other uses: Check your jointer tables to
see what the exact difference between them is, check that the jointer
blades are level with the outfeed table, align your radial arm saw,
depth gauge, etc. The gauge can also be used to ensure that things
that rotate (like the table saw arbor) are not out of round.
--
Jim
On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 14:09:21 GMT, Mark <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>That's a thread I'd rather avoid. Turned into a dick measuring contest.
I was in one of those once, it required a survey crew.
Barry
Silvan wrote:
> I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table
> saw. The saw is in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering
> what else I might do with this gizmo.
>
> I didn't turn up a handy dandy "So you bought a dial
> indicator. Now what?" site. It seems to be a tool of
> 10,000,001 uses, so what are the other 9,999,999?
>
> 1. Align saw blade to miter slot.
>
> 2. Align rip fence to miter slot.
>
> 3. ???
>
> (I don't have a magnetic base or any other gadgetry. If I
> require additional gadgetry, it should ideally be something I
> can cobble up with standard steel stock, a metal-cutting
> bandsaw, and various fasteners. Nothing too exotic if I can
> help it, and no welding please.)
Michael...
You can use it to check "roundness" and "straightness" of things
that rotate. You can make a holder to hold it at different
increments of height and set router bit and table saw blade
height to the accuracy of the indicator/stability of the holder
(you /will/ eventually spend for the magnetic base :-)
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA
Joe Wells wrote:
>> No planer, no jointer, no bandsaw. I'm depraved.
>
> You're also deprived. Pretty attractive package you've got goin' on there!
> ;^)
Yup. I'm depraved *because* I'm deprived. Or maybe it's the other way
around.
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On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 14:09:21 GMT, Mark <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>
>Bridger wrote:
>> On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:09:03 -0500, Silvan
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw is
>>>in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
>>>gizmo.
>>>
>>
>> see my post on the table saw analness thread...
>>
>
>
>That's a thread I'd rather avoid
OK, but I did post a bunch of links to things you can do with a dial
indicator....
>. Turned into a dick measuring contest.
they could use an indicator for that too! set up the indicator PV
(pre- viagra), take a reading, get WOWed, take a reading....
>They must have unhappy wives.
>
>
>
>> a lot of the holding setups can be achieved just fine with nuts and
>> bolts, blocks of wood and C clamps.
>
>
>As has been stated you will get a mag base eventually. If only to have the arm,
>post and clamps that come with it. The clamp and arm are more important than the
>base.
yep. I have a fair bit of miscellaneous indicator holding stuff and
I'm always open to more...
Bridger wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:09:03 -0500, Silvan
> wrote:
>
>
>>I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw is
>>in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
>>gizmo.
>>
>
> see my post on the table saw analness thread...
>
That's a thread I'd rather avoid. Turned into a dick measuring contest. They
must have unhappy wives.
> a lot of the holding setups can be achieved just fine with nuts and
> bolts, blocks of wood and C clamps.
As has been stated you will get a mag base eventually. If only to have the arm,
post and clamps that come with it. The clamp and arm are more important than the
base.
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Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
> them. "I can't afford to buy any wood yet." It doesn't matter; if I die
> tomorrow, I've got the stuff. Who says you can't take it with you? I'm
> getting a trailer to pull all this behind me when I croak.
LMAO!! Where can I get me a trailer like that? What kind of hitch do I
need?
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Bernie Hunt wrote:
> Use it to set the height of your jointer knives.
No planer, no jointer, no bandsaw. I'm depraved.
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http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:09:03 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw is
>in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
>gizmo.
>
>I didn't turn up a handy dandy "So you bought a dial indicator. Now what?"
>site. It seems to be a tool of 10,000,001 uses, so what are the other
>9,999,999?
>
>1. Align saw blade to miter slot.
>
>2. Align rip fence to miter slot.
>
>3. ???
>
>(I don't have a magnetic base or any other gadgetry. If I require
>additional gadgetry, it should ideally be something I can cobble up with
>standard steel stock, a metal-cutting bandsaw, and various fasteners.
>Nothing too exotic if I can help it, and no welding please.)
see my post on the table saw analness thread...
a lot of the holding setups can be achieved just fine with nuts and
bolts, blocks of wood and C clamps.
In fact, you can find them for less that $10 if you look hard on the
web (not counting s&h)
John
On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 10:36:16 -0500, "Rick Gibson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Get the magnetic base, they are only about $20 Cdn. I use it to set up my
>jointer blades, and verify the blade on the table saw is at 90 deg. to the
>table. To do that you need to build a small jig to hold the guage. The
>base of the jig goes against the blade at table height and the dial
>indicator touches the blade near the top. Adjust it to zero and then move
>it to the other side of the blade. If it is zero your blade is good if
>not it is something other than 90 deg.
>
>Rick
Align your drill press, attach to tablesaw/fence for accurate small
incremental adjustments. Use it to check the runout of the arbor on
your saw, etc.
John
On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:09:03 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I bought a dial indicator to use in setting up my new table saw. The saw is
>in damn fine shape, and now I'm wondering what else I might do with this
>gizmo.
>
>I didn't turn up a handy dandy "So you bought a dial indicator. Now what?"
>site. It seems to be a tool of 10,000,001 uses, so what are the other
>9,999,999?
>
>1. Align saw blade to miter slot.
>
>2. Align rip fence to miter slot.
>
>3. ???
>
>(I don't have a magnetic base or any other gadgetry. If I require
>additional gadgetry, it should ideally be something I can cobble up with
>standard steel stock, a metal-cutting bandsaw, and various fasteners.
>Nothing too exotic if I can help it, and no welding please.)