Thread: wanted: Ideas for home made depth gauge

Have a look at this post, earlier in this thread:

Sturdee’s height and depth gauges.
Bodgy

Hi,

I saw it somewhere.

Only accuracy required is the dimension X which has to be same on both block and pin. Screw is there to just hold pin in position. Block can be made out of metal or wood.

It is simple yet accurate. It can work as hight gauge as well as depth gauge.
rest of accuracy depends on the measuring instrument you have.

Hope this helps.

Dust maker

Arthur,
I have been going to make something up using my digital calipers - not all that expensive and are easy on the eyes. At the moment I have a crude wooden mount with a magnet glued into the base, that holds the caliper in place. A wooden piece that slides over the upper arm of the caliper to extend its reach. Works ok but lacks precision because of the sloppiness. I plan to machine it up out of wood and metal where needed - time is the problem.

Pleased if you come up with something better.

cheers

I built one using a 150mm centre rule.
It's accurate to about .4mm or as good as the pair of magnifiers you wear!

I got the design from an english WW magazine about 10 years ago. the mag is long gone but I'll post some pix if you want.

I just use a digital vernier slide caliper, gives you an accuracy of within .01mm!
If theres on imediate table/insert area around the blade/bit to measure from slide a steel rule next to the blade, then add the thickness of the rule to the final measurement.

I like the idea, can you post a drawing or Pic so i can try and grasp the concept.

Thankyou, it sounds great

Arthur

Arthur I guess you've never used a vernier caliper?

This is one is close to the one I made.


http://www.superwoodworks.com/Projects/HeightGauge.htm

another simple one

http://www.claysculptors.com/depth_gauge2.htm

and I nice one you can build

http://www.schsons.com/kits/ce_depth_gauge.html

This one is store bought but hell I think I gonna go build me one my self

http://www.woodworkingoutlet.com/too...pth-gauge.html

http://www.dotphoto.com/Go.asp?l=joh...ID=2294798&T=1

It's pretty simple and much like some of the other guages being discussed here. What I like about it is that it's free standing. You can place it over the blade or bit and then raise or lower the blade until you dial in just the right setting.

Of course, most of you will scoff at the absence of any millimeters on the scale.

I got as far as making up a 0.1mm vernier window for mine.

Don't know what the heck I am going to do with it now, but I will try and fit it in somewhere.

Might have another bash at it tomorrow. See what pops out.

BuffaloJohn

I like yours. it looks like the one in the last Link I posted above. Where did you get your stamp for your tools ?

thanks junkboy999.



The branding iron came from Rockler. It's pretty neat, I brand all my work just for the thrill of burning my name in it. I received it as a gift, but I think it was about $80 (US).
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product...randing%20iron

I thought this example of a depth guage would this would be easy to make and accurate.

(Height guage really.)

www.metalwebnews.com/howto/gage/gage.html

Poloris