Re: A new toy (digital thickness gauge)

From: Tapio Linkosalo <tapio.linkosalo_at_iki.fi>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:19:41 +0300

Norm Furutani wrote:
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>
> Hi Tapio,
>
> Re: Thickness gauge - is there enough weight in the plunger to eliminate
> the spring? On my dial gauge, I just took the spring out and gravity
> drops the plunger.

I don't think so. The plunger is plastic, and thus quite light. Besides,
if it worked only on gravity, you would need to keep it vertical. If it
is spring- or rubberband-loaded, you can work it in any position.

The spring is a quite ordinary spiral-wound pull spring, so it should be
quite straightforward to wind another one from thinner wire, or one
might even find a ready-made spring for replacement.



-Tapio-
Received on Wed Oct 14 2009 - 23:19:46 CEST