Thread: todays tools gloat

The 32 TPI ones could be 5/32 Whitworth thread, once a very common size, nominal O/D 0.156, or UNF 10:32, O/D 0.190, also very common, or UNF 8:32, O/D 0.164, or UNC 6:32, O/D 0.138, or 2BA 31.4 TPI , O/D 0.185, or M5 31.7 TPI O/D 5 mm, or, less likely, any of the ME 32 TPI series.

Plenty of choices here!

Frank

Hi All

I am planning to move my lathe and would like to a better job of installing it so I have been on the lookout for a precision level. Today I picked this up, its an engineers clinometer.

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The vertical scale is 10 degrees and the vernier has 60 divisions ie each division is one second. The vial is then graduated in half seconds. Slapping it on the top of the Vs of my lathe shows 4 seconds of twist down the bed. I will check it properly later with some ground blocks on the bed.

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It has an interesting history. It was manufactured by Glass Developments Ltd in 1952, a bit of googling indicates that they were a London company that is long since defunct. It is marked with the government's broad arrow and came with a bit of RAAF paperwork about how to wrap it up. I know that the modern version of this is used to set things like the angle of approach beacons at airports. I am not sure what the RAAF would have used it for in the 50's?

Regards

Ian
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Nice Ian, makes mine look like Big Ben.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...39#post1867639

BT

Bob

That looks like a useful thing, but does it chime?

Regards

Ian

Originally Posted by TheNutter

Bob

That looks like a useful thing, but does it chime?

Regards

Ian

Given its origin, you'd think it would at least have a tick tock hidden inside. Maybe mine's the budget model.

BT

I picked up this at T&T market today for $100, looks like the holder is missing?


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Originally Posted by jackaroo

looks like the holder is missing?

Looks like it. But someone on here(or that used to be on here) owns one. There is a thread on here somewhere that should show you whats missing.

Much to my surprise I found it without to much trouble.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/warren-brown-tool-cutter-grinder-188431

Stuart

Originally Posted by jackaroo

I picked up this at T&T market today for $100, looks like the holder is missing?


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it got a nice cabinet too
i was pass it yesterday and didn't buy it because of the missing holder , nice bit of gear through .

Peter

Thanks for that link Stuart.
The cabinet has gone, only the grinder left today Peter.