Yeah, I know.
But would you pass this up for twenty bucks?
The seller said they were selling it “For Parts” because it has some surface rust on it in some places.
OooooooKay.
A brand new digital Brown and Sharpe height gauge goes for SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS!
Even these old vintage analog models run into the hundreds most of the time.
For twenty bucks and another twenty for shipping, I am going to roll the dice.
And this one?
$4.99 for the 20″ Die wrench, with the die, $8.75 shipping and $1.18 tax for a grand total of
$14.92.
The die would cost that much new.
Every once in a while a guy can find a good deal there. Most of the time you have to wade through hundreds of offers with ridiculous prices though.
Between the two of them I have some time to spend cleaning them up but I actually enjoy that part.
Yeah, I’m weird.
I know.
That is why we love and like you, you are weird! There is a parallel universe of us tool junkies and we found each other on your blog. There is a world out there Myrtle… Great find on that height gauge! Only problem, you floor or table has to be perfectly flat for precision measurements, but you knew that. Is your garage flat? One can never have enough Tap and Dies! They are a fuck up’s worse enemy, because yes you can ream that thread out.
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I have been very quietly eyeballing my options on a granite surface plate on the side.
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Ahhh! Now we know the rest of the story, there is a madness to your method…
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We’re all still trying to figure yours out though.
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I am psychotic enough to keep you guessing…
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I should have asked, where are ya gonna put this granite surface plate? In the matrimony suite?
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I will kick a hole in the Wall Of Crap and find a spot for it.
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That was going to be my first question, Phil! There is a cheaper
alternative and I used to own one for lapping valve surfaces and
discs. If you can find someone with a precision surface grinder
use a steel plate. Keep it oiled or use WD-40 between uses to
keep it from rusting.
PS Bet this deal: A $7,000+ precision LASER shaft alignment
system. Price: Free!
Off-topic as hell but I want to post this at the top so our buddy Aussie
can see it. Here is my present to him, a song from my favorite
musical artist from the land down under:
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I was always a fan of hey Santa clause😜
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“Hey Santa Claus, where’s my fucken bike?” Kevin Bloody Wilson has recorded many rude or ribald tunes, any that don’t like the humour can just get fucked. I’m sick of pandering to Nervous Nellies and Karens, fuck ’em.
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I have been a fan of KBW since the late 1990s. I also adore the Diggers
who stood beside us for more than 100 years:
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A possible option – call some local stone places that sell granite for countertops, ask about a remnant (leftover piece or piece from a cutout). Woodworkers sometimes buy small pieces such as these for cabinet tops and the like.
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Even if it has a little surface rust, that gauge couldn’t be turned down for the price, score!
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You’re not weird Phil, you’re PRACTICAL, and That my Fried is a RARITY and a PLUS in the age of the 21st century Moron! 👍
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My Friend…sorry!
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Locked out of your site again
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Fleabay been beddy beddy good to me. 0-6 and 6-12 inch OD Mititoyo mics
with .0001 resolution, a 0-12 inch, a 0-6 inch depth mic set, and Starrett combo
machinist square. I gots a 12 inch set of feeler gauges, a small to 6-inch
snap gauge set, a small and large Fowler dial indicator set (one with a
mag base and a lot of other stuff. You can save a lot of money if you
know how to shop online! I even got a deal on a Mitutoyo digital indicator
and a Fowler digital 6-inch digital caliper.
Hi, I’m Leonard Jones. I am a tool junkie. Why is my arm itching?
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You could use the die in blogging, …………. starting a new thread!
(You can see why I’m not working as comedian)
What do you think the granite surface plate weighs?
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You can get fairly small ones under twenty pounds.
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I forgot to mention that the vernier scale on the surface gauge means that most modern folk won’t be able to use it!
My thoughts on the weight were way off.
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I agree with vernier scale comment. I have swiss made vernier scale calipers made in the ’80s. I know how to read it, but I just can’t see it anymore
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Haven’tt seen a height gauge with a glss scale since the ’70s
Tool and Die shop that I worked at had a Cadillac gauge
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Mount an indicator to the height gauge. Zero it on surface plate
Also consider cast iron surface plate
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