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Tom,
Thanks for the photos. Much easier to make than I would have thought. The bead on the end that goes into the barrel; is that a made/found part, or just a polished welding bead? Do you have any steps worth mentioning in the building process that would help a layman, or is the process of building as straight forward as it looks? Also, did you find a certain size rod that worked better than others? Thanks again, Dean
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Dean
The little bead is just a polished bolt head , the bolt is through the rod and cut off. For the horizontal one, I just chopped up a ground rod for an electrical panel used in a house, Home Depot or Lowes sells them very cheap I think in 8 ft lengths or so and they are very stable. The rest is just what you see. It's very simple. Tom |
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Looks great and sure will do the trick, thanks
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Dennis Potter made a gauge from copper tubing, and had it on his table at the Las Vegas Antique Arms Show last Jan. Neat looking and light.
Bill Henry made this one for me ![]() The curved section is .038" to set the micrometer ![]() I added measuring tape ![]()
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Drew,
How did you add the tape measure? is that milled into the metal, or is it some type of applique? Nice job.
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I have been meaning to make a wall thickness measuring tool for some time, but have had the use of a Hosford when ever I wanted, so just never got to it.
I like the Hosford design because it eliminates the deflection error. I will probably make mine like Tom's; a vertical pair of rods. I have seen commercially made vertical devices which have a tapered bushing which keeps the muzzle centered. The key is that the dial indicator have enough pressure to hold the barrel against the reference point. I was wandering around Harbor freight one day, and despite my resistance to not buy Chinese, I succumbed to the $15 digital electronic inch/metric dial (sic) indicator. The floating zero is a great feature. That way you have a direct wall thickness reading. |
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Low tech Dean. 1/4" or 3/8" fabric measuring tape (from any sewing store) under Scotch clear high strength packing tape
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I will have to remember the tape. Good idea.
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