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18th Jun 2019, 07:20 PM #1Diamond Member
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Digital Height Gauges
I'm thinking of buying a digital height gauge. Don't need a big one...about 150mm should do.
Don't want to spend a fortune as I don't know how often I will get to use it, but I want one that works well......
Saw the cheapies on Ebay ($28! )but I am wary. Anybody bought one of these?
Happy with it?
Any better options?
Happy to spend a $100 or so on one. Not sure a S/H one would be a good buy, unless it was looked after.
Don't need super accuracy....) 0.25mm will do.
Has to be digital as my eyes are lazy.....lol
Steve
Edit: I see Timbercon have one. That may do the trick.
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18th Jun 2019, 07:47 PM #2Most Valued Member
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Hi Steve, I have one of these https://www.ausee.com.au/shop/item.aspx?itemid=3683
It was cheap and seems to work for what wanted it to do, I mostly use it for setting tool heights.
cheers, shed
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18th Jun 2019, 08:00 PM #3Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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The $28 ones have plastic bases - I reckon the ones with a cast iron base are much more stable.
The other thing really worth having a fine height adjustment thumbscrew.
Something else to watch out for is the hardened scribe - some are just hardened steel but the better ones have carbide tip.
I bought mine (an 8") from https://www.ausee.com.au/shop/category.aspx?catid=7171
The one small thing that peeved me off about the Unit I bought was the battery was not held in firmly enough so that every now and then (ie usually just when I wanted to make a critical measurement) the battery lost contact.
I contacted Aussee about it and they were prepared to replace it but I fixed it by slipping a double up piece of plain paper in behind the battery.
But maybe if you just want 0.25mm accuracy the $28 will do the job.
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18th Jun 2019, 10:43 PM #4Diamond Member
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Thanks guys.
Will definately go with the cast base and hardened tip.
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18th Jun 2019, 10:53 PM #5Diamond Member
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This may even do the trick for me....
30 pound from UK.
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18th Jun 2019, 10:59 PM #6Intermediate Member
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Hi Steve,
This is one that I think would work well for you. I do not own this particular gauge, but I do have some of their digital calipers and digital scales that are very high quality and work well. In fact, the iGaging 6" digital calipers are on par with the Mitutoyo at about 1/4 of the price.
David
Note: Here is the link and information about this height gauge. It seems that my originals were deleted from this post for some reason (not by me).
https://www.amazon.com/iGaging-Digital-Electronic-Height-Magnetic/dp/B0026MTCG8
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Last edited by adbuch; 19th Jun 2019 at 01:43 PM. Reason: Replaced deleted image and link
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18th Jun 2019, 11:30 PM #7Diamond Member
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Thanks David. I will check it out.
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19th Jun 2019, 12:46 AM #8
Hi Steve,
For what its worth, I built my own using a cheap digital calliper. It does the job and whilst it gets little use its great for setting and scribing a line at a specific hight on the work.
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This is the gauge that I made. The hight adjustment is a length of M6 stud bar driving a moulded on acetal nut turned down to be a tight press fit in the cross bar.
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The base is a cast iron disc, faced and trued on both sides. A hole was drilled to take a length of polished bar from a defunct printer. One of the phosphor bronze bushes from the printer was used as a guide bush. A slot was cut in the opposite side to accommodate the calliper frame and secured by a couple of grub screws.
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The other half of the inside jaws was cut off and used to make the measuring/marking tip. The calibration was checked using a known length of steel rod.
In use the knurled brass knob at the bottom was used to set the required hight. At 1 mm per turn it is easy to set to a hundredth of a mm.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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19th Jun 2019, 01:32 PM #9Diamond Member
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Nice work Baron!
I wish I had the time to make one.
I need it for a job so if I make one that slow the first job down. A Makers Conundrum....
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19th Jun 2019, 01:45 PM #10Intermediate Member
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That's a great job Baron! Great ingenuity.
David
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19th Jun 2019, 09:47 PM #11
Does the job for sure. Do like the use of salvaged printer bar. Already polished up ready for use!!
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