doubleboost
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Hi
I was shopping with the wife today after work (not my favorite job )
The supermarket we sometimes use (netto) has a section selling crappy tools , i got my eye on some 6inch digital verniers ,the price was £8.99 i opened one up expecting to see plastic to my suprise they are stainless with a spare battery.
I bought a couple thinking they can not come in wrong i have been thinking about a height DRO for a while now.
I marked the vernier and tried to drill 2 holes in the jaws to mount it by i tried a small centre drill would not mark it i tried a cobalt drill no chance .
I resorted to slotting with a thin grinding disc ,drilled and tapped 2 holes in the machine some studs with lock nuts and the job was sorted , i did a comparison test with my clock gauge the vernier is spot on .
That is the best shopping trip i have been on for a long time
John
I was shopping with the wife today after work (not my favorite job )
The supermarket we sometimes use (netto) has a section selling crappy tools , i got my eye on some 6inch digital verniers ,the price was £8.99 i opened one up expecting to see plastic to my suprise they are stainless with a spare battery.
I bought a couple thinking they can not come in wrong i have been thinking about a height DRO for a while now.
I marked the vernier and tried to drill 2 holes in the jaws to mount it by i tried a small centre drill would not mark it i tried a cobalt drill no chance .
I resorted to slotting with a thin grinding disc ,drilled and tapped 2 holes in the machine some studs with lock nuts and the job was sorted , i did a comparison test with my clock gauge the vernier is spot on .
That is the best shopping trip i have been on for a long time
John