marking gauge

marking gauge

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10 August 2015 at 22:47 #199961
paul rayner
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maybe a stupid question but i'm interested to know.

why are there pins/dowels in bases of marking gauges? some have 2 some 4 why? they don't seem to serve any purpose to me or am I missing something? could someone enlighten me

thanks in advance 4 reply's

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paul
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10 August 2015 at 22:47 #7745
paul rayner
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10 August 2015 at 22:57 #199962
Michael Gilligan
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Paul,

They're to guide it along the edge of a surface plate

… occasionally useful.

MichaelG.
10 August 2015 at 23:15 #199963
JohnF
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Also along your milling machine table to clock your work, Inwonder if the eastern M/C tables are as true as the British made etc were?
11 August 2015 at 05:42 #199968
Nicholas Farr
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Hi Paul, see bottom middle illustration is the scan below.

Regards Nick.
11 August 2015 at 07:38 #199971
Michael Gilligan
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Excellent illustration, Nick

Thanks for posting that.

MichaelG.
11 August 2015 at 12:59 #200015
Neil Wyatt
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Posted by JohnF on 10/08/2015 23:15:34:

Also along your milling machine table to clock your work, Inwonder if the eastern M/C tables are as true as the British made etc were?

I don't know. Perhaps someone with a Myford VMB could check it for us?

Neil
11 August 2015 at 20:30 #200072
paul rayner
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ahh I see now, I never thought about that.

thanks very much gents

regards

Paul
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