Here's one I use: Mount a v-block in the vise and use a test indicator to indicate the "v" of the v-block.
I've also clamped the v-block to the table and indicated one side to align to the axis as if it were a vise. Then I indicated the "v" to get the center of the v-block as mentioned above...
Stuff can still get by safety glasses. When then stainless went in my eyes I had my glasses on and a baseball cap. The chips came around in a convection current from blowing off the fixture with compressed air. Probably a one in a million shot.
I have had my fair share of crap in my eyes. The best thing that I have found to get debris/chips/foriegn matter out is to fill a cup with water and put your eye into it and blink. Hold the cup parallel to the ground and put your eye into the cup. While you blink into the water look up, down and...
I saw the plate with all the lines; that's why I asked. It looks like a Pro-Street style car. Did you ever run it or is it more of a boulevard cruiser / car show kind of thing?
Ian-
This has been a great thread. I learned something and got a few chuckles. I think this thread took the turns it did because it was your first. If it had been posted by one of the regulars, it would have taken a different path.
-Bob
It would very interesting in a CNC production environment with through the spindle tooling (coolant is passed through tool) running in conjunction with flood cooling. ::)
My only concern with the use a saliva would be the controls to manufacture it. How could one assure the quality from one batch to the next? Certainly G.I.G.O. (garbage in, garbage out) applies. The range the properties of the saliva after a glass of water vs a glass of milk would be rather...
It depends.
There are times when I manage to squeeze in a decent amount of time. Other times, life just gets in the way. Anymore, when the day is all said and done, I can't get up enough "steam" to get into the shop. I just kind of "plop" and watch TV. :'(