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Unread 02-04-2014, 07:58 PM   #1
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Boss was out sick today and I had a bit of downtime waiting on engineering so I thought I would just whip this barrel wall thickness gauge up. Works like a champ.

Thanks Dean for putting up with my incessant text's to measure this and measure that.
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very nice Dave

now to go buy some Parkers you don't already know the measurements of
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Will do Rick...
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Thanks Dean for putting up with my incessant text's to measure this and measure that.

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Show us a close-up of the part the contacts the inside of the barrel, at the point where the dial indicator contacts.
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Dave- Are you taking orders
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Very nice Dave, think of the possibilities if he takes the week off ??????
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Final version...Added a ball at the top and an adjustable stop for more precise measurements. This gauge is much more stable than the gauge Brownells sells.
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