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Inspection guage, what is it for?
| vic newey | 29/07/2019 14:50:04 |
 347 forum posts 173 photos | I got this Starrett inspection tool decades ago from somewhere I can't recall, I never did find out what it was for and it's remained in a tool drawer ever since I finally found out yesterday but I wonder how many of you will spot it straight away! |
| vic newey | 29/07/2019 16:31:52 |
347 forum posts 173 photos | 90+ views so far and nobody identified it? a few clues, quite a few of you would use it, it measures clearance of something that many of you might use in your workshop |
| TomK | 29/07/2019 16:40:36 |
| 83 forum posts 23 photos | Vic The tool is a Starrett No. 459 Cutter Clearance Angle Gage tom |
| John Foster | 29/07/2019 16:47:42 |
| 6 forum posts | Its For checking cutter clearance angles I believe sorry Tom posted but I didnt realise
Edited By John Foster on 29/07/2019 17:08:56 |
| vic newey | 29/07/2019 17:23:02 |
347 forum posts 173 photos | Yes, you are correct, these are quite expensive according to the info I got elsewhere |
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