Originally Posted by rainshot
Tool and die Dave? Where’d ya get all the squareness comparators?
At least that’s what they look like.
rainshot
Yes. Tool and die maker.
Actually alittle more specialized then that. Plastic injection mold maker. Over the last 45 years or so.
I've built or made parts and tooling for just about every kind of plastic part you can imagine and a few probably nobody can imagine...
The gauges on the surface plate with the yellow on them are called surface gauges.
http://murkensprecisiontool.com/
They typically don't come with yellow painted parts on them.. ..
I walked away from the trade in 2007 and went to work at a GE locomotive plant. Pretty much a huge culture shock.
Started out throwing steel around, sheet metal shop. Ended up as an inspector in probably one of the largest machine shops in the country.
Got laid off with 8 years service. The general electric laid off half the workforce, about 1500 people and you needed 10 years to stay in plant.
I went back to work in tool and die. And didn't go back when the GE called.
My surface gauges got some rust on them sitting around and I took them out to the gunsmith to get blasted and painted.. black and John Deere yellow... Duracoat...Ha.
The indicators on the surface gauges are Interrapid .0001.
On the left side is a Mitutoyo drop indicator and stand.
And the white blocks are Mitutoyo ceramic gauge blocks.
Not to far down the road from now .
This stuff will all be for sale.


Dave

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