02-22-2023, 08:27 AM
I bought a Harbor Freight magnetic indicator stand last night. For less than 12 bucks, I'm satisfied. Magnet turns on and off smoothly, ground surfaces are flat and even, and it holds an indicator.
I probably won't use it much, but I had to know what the runout on my lathe is before machining the 5C adapter plate, so why not get one. I was pleasantly surprised to find it was under .0003" on the spindle, and the rough adapter plate was still within .0006". I believe the discrepancy is mostly in the roughness of the surface.
I probably won't use it much, but I had to know what the runout on my lathe is before machining the 5C adapter plate, so why not get one. I was pleasantly surprised to find it was under .0003" on the spindle, and the rough adapter plate was still within .0006". I believe the discrepancy is mostly in the roughness of the surface.
Full of ideas, but slow to produce parts