

| Subject: | Re: Dial Gauge. Was: Re: Oily Oily Clutch. .... |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:36:46 +0000 |
I'll send you mine if you will send it back. Jim On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 6:04 PM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Jim and Stuart. > I imagine HF ships, and I'm often in the US but id prefer to get it sooner. > And, it occurs to me that if I ever reassemble my Myford metal lathe, I > might use this gauge on my lathe. > > Neil > > On Wednesday, March 30, 2016, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Sure, if you have one. Doesn't HF ship to Canada? > > > > Stuart > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Neil N [mailto:musomuso@gmail.com <javascript:;>] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 12:47 PM > > To: Stuart MacMillan > > Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com <javascript:;> > > Subject: Dial Gauge. Was: Re: Oily Oily Clutch. .... > > > > re: dial gauge > > > > Assuming all surfaces are clean... > > > > Would a thick piece of plate steel mounted to engine lower mount studs > > provide a stable enough surface for a dial gauge using a magnetic base? > > I'd make sure the surface of the steel plate was flat. > > > > Can't find a local supplier of this type of dial gauge: > > http://www.harborfreight.com/clamping-dial-indicator-93051.html > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Neil. > > > > On 3/29/16, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com <javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > > > ..... you'll need a clamp-on dial indicator to do it right. > > > Our friends at HF have one that will work: > > > http://www.harborfreight.com/clamping-dial-indicator-93051.html > > > > -- > > Neil n > > > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical < > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> > > > > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> > > > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> > > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> >
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