[Farmall] tools

MATTHEW VANCAMP beans4218 at hotmail.com
Thu Nov 26 02:19:57 PST 2009


  TITANIUM IS TOO EXPENSIVE, & UNNECESSARY. IT CANT EVEN BE THREADED.
 A  PLASTIC MICROMETER IS TOO SOFT, FLEXIBLE & UNRELIABLE. 

  UNLESS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A PRODUCT CALLED "PLASTIC-GAUGE"; ("PLASTIGAGE") WHICH IS A TRADE NAME; I WILL DISCUSS IN FURTHER DETAIL, SHORTLY...
  MOST MICROMETERS ARE ADJUSTIBLE, FROM 0"-1" INCH. BUT SOME HAVE LARGER ARCHING, SPANS, ("STRONGBACKS") THAN THAT; ALLOWING MUCH WIDER DIAMETERS TO BE MEASURED. 

  I'VE USED MUCH LARGER MICROMETERS' ON BIG NAVAL DIESEL ENGINES; YOU CAREFULLY ADD THE INCLUDED "EXTENSIONS" (USUALLY CALLED "STANDARDS" WHICH CAN RANGE FROM 1" TO OVER 18 INCHES IN LENGTH.
 DEPENDING ON THE APPLICATION....! THESE PRECION EXTENSIONS CAN BE ORDERED WITH THIER MATCHING MICROMETER.

  AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, NAVAL SHIPS USE SOME BIG CRANKSHAFTS & SUCH...(11 INCH BORE, & 14 INCH STROKE, ENGINES) ! 
645 CUBIC INCHES "PER CYLINDER" !! (V-16 GMC DIESEL ENGINES.) REAL ANIMALS; 20 PLUS FEET LONG, AND 8 FEET TALL.) 
AROUND 20,000 SHAFT HORSEPOWER. 

THE MICROMETERS' WE USED SPANNED 20 PLUS INCHES; BUT THE PRECISION "THIMBLE-SCREW" ADJUSTABLE KNOB, WITH THE MEASURING LINES/MARKINGS RARELY EXCEEDED ONE INCH IN LENGTH; (REMEMBER,YOUR REALLY ONLY MEASURING THINGS DOWN TO A FEW "THOUSADTHS" OF "ONE INCH" !

  NO MORE SPINNING OF THE THIMBLE-SPOOL OVER A ONE INCH GAP; IS USUALLY EVER REQUIRED. 

  "STARRET", AND "MITUTOYO" ARE SOME REAL GOOD-ONES. (MITUTOYO IS AMERICAN)!

PRICE USUALLY REFLECTS QUALITY...

  YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY, (AND GENTLY) USE THEM; & DONT STORE THEM IN YOUR TRUCK TOOL-BOX ! (I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN !) 

  AS FAR AS DEPTH MICROMETERS GO; THE OPTIONS ARE THE SAME: ONE MICROMETER BODY, MANY DIFFERENT LENGTH "RODS" OR EXTENSIONS, INCLUDED; FOR DIFFERENT DEPTHS. BECAUSE A GOOD ONE INCH LONG "THIMBLE-SPOOL" WITH THE MEASURING MARKS IS ALL YOU NEED.

 SAY YOU NEED TO KNOW WHETHER THE DEPTH OF A GEAR SIDE FACE IS, SAY AN OIL PUMP GEAR SIDE CLEARANCE. CLEANING CAREFULLY & DRYING THOUROUGHLY, (CHECK THE TEMPERATURE) ! USUALLY AT ROOM TEMP; YOU WOULD ADD THE SAME "KIND" OF "RODS' "EXTENSIONS" TO BE WITHIN ONE INCH, OF THE TOTAL LENGTH; ROLL BACK" THE THIMBLE-KNOB, (SO IT DOESNT GET JAMMED AGAINST THE GEAR AS YOU POSITION IT) THEN SLOWLY DIAL IT DOWN, TILL IT JUST CONTACTS THE MEASURING SURFACES. ITS IMPORTANT TO HAVE EVERYTHING CLEAN & DRY, FIRST & ALWAYS.

TAKE UTMOST CARE OF YOUR EQUIPMENT, ALWAYS LOOSEN THE (THIMBLE-KNOB) THREADS TO A NUETRAL, (LOOSE) POSITION ! WHEN FINISHING WITH EACH MEASUREMENT!

  TAKE YOUR TIME, DO IT RIGHT, & ABOVE ALL, TAKE CARE OF YOUR PRECISION TOOLS !!

 

 
> From: fayguyma at execpc.com
> To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:49:53 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] tools
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> Hey Currie, did you get the e-mail with the date you were looking for?
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Bob Currie
> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 12:33 AM
> To: Farmall List
> Subject: [Farmall] tools
> 
> I would like to upgrade some of my hand tools and was wondering about a
> good, hand held, caliper micrometer for measuring OD, ID, and depth. I've
> seen various brands, various prices, and stainless steel ones, plastic ones,
> titanium ones, dial readouts or LCD readouts. I would appreciate your
> input/comments. Thanks. 
> 
> bobcurrie,
> Greenwood, CA
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