Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 8:14 pm
Your idea will probably work fine, but my scrap oak runner has absolutely no slop what so ever. Can you say that about your miter bar?regnar wrote:Digital can be found here http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=93295
and custom mounts can be found here http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?PMPAGE=354&PMCTLG=00
I dont want to take away from CuriousGeorge's post but to save some Oak and a little bit of time you could do this. In my miter gauge for the Shop Smith you have a 1/4 hole in the side that has a set screw to lock a 1/4 bar in. I dont know what it is actually used for but its there on both sides. If you were to take a 1/4 bolt say 6 inches long and cut off the head you would be able to insert this end into the miter guage. Now with the other end (threaded) you could put 2 washers and 2 bolts to sandwich the dial indicator onto it. The dial indicator mounting hole on the back is 1/4 as well so it will fit snugly.
Also, by the time it takes to cut off the head of that bolt, I have already made and assembled my scrap wood parts. If time is that important to you, why not use a threaded rod instead of cutting the head off a bolt?
