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Originally Posted by rogerg
Could someone help me out with explanations of how to attach the dial guage to the pole in a way that I can adjust it to the correct height then lock it solid in place?  |
You might like to improvise yourself a couple of components. One is a clamp
that goes around the pole and can slide up and down before being fastened into the place.
The second is an articulated arm that is attached to the clamp at one end
and is fastened to the attachment point of the gauge using a machine screw
and wing nut.
For the bracket that goes up and down the pole, possibly something like
the arrangement on a TV aerial with a threaded U-bolt and a plate at the back.
For the articulated arm, a couple of pieces of narrow and thin
rectangular bracket is all you would need. Something along the lines of what
one use to find in a Mechano set. The two pieces of bracket could be
fastened together with a screw and wing nut so you can adjust the elbow to
move the dial up and down.
The first component with the bracket should provide for course adjustment in height
and the articulated arm should provide you fine adjustment.
Make sure to treat the indicator with care as it is a precision device.
Just allow the probe to touch the job gently and try and avoid the dial
being allowed to take a sudden very large deflection, both when making contact
with the job and when removing it.