After struggling taking micrometer readings of small parts for some time now, I got around to making a micrometer stand.
The brass base is an old door knob that I rescued from a dumpster and the wood base came from an old bed slat scrounged from another dumpster. The base is finished with funiture oil.
I super glued a thin piece of high density foam rubber to the rear jaw to ensure the micrometer will not slip out of the clamp.
The wood base was added because the brass stand would tip over if accidentally knocked hard and I had visions or my beloved micrometer taking a dive onto the concrete.
The stand tilts the micrometer at 45˚ but, on reflection, a tilt of 30˚off the horizontal would have been better to more easily take readings.
The brass base is an old door knob that I rescued from a dumpster and the wood base came from an old bed slat scrounged from another dumpster. The base is finished with funiture oil.
I super glued a thin piece of high density foam rubber to the rear jaw to ensure the micrometer will not slip out of the clamp.
The wood base was added because the brass stand would tip over if accidentally knocked hard and I had visions or my beloved micrometer taking a dive onto the concrete.
The stand tilts the micrometer at 45˚ but, on reflection, a tilt of 30˚off the horizontal would have been better to more easily take readings.
