Thread: todays tools gloat

My plate was calibrated in 2016 and is old and used so was downgraded from a to b because of a low spot and they put a sticker on for orientation.

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I convinced the wife to take a 90km detour on our drive from Melbourne to Adelaide after already making a tool related detour in Melbourne. This gloat is as much for my skill at persuasion as for the tool that I bought as a result.

In all its glory a Macson benchtop surface grinder. I have been wanting one of these for a few years now hopefully I won't be too disappointed.

Thanks for the pics Eric, now you need to find room for it amongst your other projects .
Kryn

Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore

Thanks for the pics Eric, now you need to find room for it amongst your other projects .
Kryn

Number one project is to get rid of that Hercus power hacksaw. Projects are turning into working machines at an increasing pace ATM and I am close to having the optimal collection.

Originally Posted by lamestllama

I am close to having the optimal collection.

Yea right. It's like a rainbow, you think you can see it but you never seem to get there!

Originally Posted by lamestllama

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I convinced the wife to take a 90km detour on our drive from Melbourne to Adelaide after already making a tool related detour in Melbourne. This gloat is as much for my skill at persuasion as for the tool that I bought as a result.

In all its glory a Macson benchtop surface grinder. I have been wanting one of these for a few years now hopefully I won't be too disappointed.

great small grinder. Like all Macson stuff was quality and functional

Another one for the TESA collection. When it's this big, is it called a macrometer? Unfortunately it only came with one of the 4 anvil set, but for $230 including post from the UK it was still well worth it.

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What size is it, Elan??? I'm pretty sure a smart man like you could make the missing pieces.
Kryn

Without test bars it will be of very limited use.

Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore

What size is it, Elan??? I'm pretty sure a smart man like you could make the missing pieces.
Kryn

It's 4 to 500 mm.

Originally Posted by snapatap

Without test bars it will be of very limited use.

Standards are easy, I can make and check them at work, then set the preset on the mic to whatever I make.

Making a set of anvils will be harder, I'm told that we aren't equipped for centreless grinding and I obviously don't want to put a grinding centre in the middle of the measuring face. I'd also have to ensure that they're all in precisely 25.000mm steps so I don't have to reset for each one.

Hi Elan,

All the measuring bars on mine have an adjusting screw so they can be set accurately to length and zeroed.

Never seen adjustable ones before, who makes them?

Most if not all anvil and fixed end micrometers are adjustable , that's so they can be calibrated.
Thats why they come with the little ( C )spanners.

Originally Posted by pipeclay

Most if not all anvil and fixed end micrometers are adjustable , that's so they can be calibrated.

I know that analogue mics are adjustable, I've done several. The one I posted is digital though; mic the setting standard and press the button.

When Baron said measuring bars I thought he meant the standards themselves were adjustable, which is something I haven't heard of before.