Quote Originally Posted by Ueee View Post
Hi Michael,
A very good write up there. Just think, you could have sent it to MEW and they could have lost it and none of us would be any the wiser.....

I have a Starret protractor, with 2 blades, maybe 150mm and 50mm? I find it ok but my eyesight is still really good and i still pull out the magnifying glass at times so i can read it properly.
For checking the exact angle of the dovetails on the vernier (so i could grind the head clamp block) i used the mag sine plate in reverse with a clock. It took a bit to get the setup right but once i had it it was great. I also just bought a mag sine bar and i think i could also use it to measure by setting it to the angle, then measuring the stack height and doing the maths to get the angle. (backwards to how you would normally do it) I have to start a thread on the sine bar though, i was giving the seller some time to reply to the bars problem but he hasn't.....

Cheers,
Ew
The Placentian sine bar not what you thought it would be Ew?