Picked up one of these from Hartville Tool this week ($15 with free shipping) and had a chance to play around with it a bit today. It is designed for measuring the depth of dadoes, rabbets. It measures in metric and inches with an optional fractional display mode (shown):
It comes with 1" and 2" extensions, so it can measure up to 4" depth (you have to add the extensions to the displayed measurement. Here it is with the 2" extension in place:
I found it to be pretty reliable in it's measurements, but I have not done any extensive testing on the accuracy.
I want to also use this as a height gauge for router bit height, router table fence setting, etc. Here is my first attempt at a simple base to make this more convenient:
The gauge slides in and out of the base without any fasteners, thanks to the shape of the gauge. Here is the back side, showing how it fits in place:
Once I get a flat tip to replace the cone tip that came with this, I think this will turn out to be a very handy height gauge :>
Chris
It comes with 1" and 2" extensions, so it can measure up to 4" depth (you have to add the extensions to the displayed measurement. Here it is with the 2" extension in place:
I found it to be pretty reliable in it's measurements, but I have not done any extensive testing on the accuracy.
I want to also use this as a height gauge for router bit height, router table fence setting, etc. Here is my first attempt at a simple base to make this more convenient:
The gauge slides in and out of the base without any fasteners, thanks to the shape of the gauge. Here is the back side, showing how it fits in place:
Once I get a flat tip to replace the cone tip that came with this, I think this will turn out to be a very handy height gauge :>
Chris
