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Originally Posted by rogerg
The articulated arm - I'm sure I've seen them in bunnings or dicksmith or something somewhere  ... tempting to have a look. |
Hi Roger,
I have a magnetic holder very similar to the style of the one Steve
provided the link for and the holder came with the actual dial indicator itself.
When they are on a lathe and being used to check that a job is centered,
things are a little easier because they can just be magnetically clamped
on the lathe cross slide and then the cross slide can be wound ever so
gently in until the probe just touches the job. You will have to be a bit
more careful to avoid accidentally hitting the probe too hard with your
improvised jig.
Hare and Forbes have a branch n Belmont in Perth that supplies dial holders
if you don't go the DIY route.