A lot of people are afraid of taking their indicators apart, and would have sent this out to be repaired. More often than not, it is something simple like this. Kudos for being one of the people who are willing to dive into it. They really are a pretty simple mechanism.
@Halligan142
8 жыл бұрын
+Spencer Stollery It's always worth a peek. If it's anything beyond this or a bit of lube then it goes to someone who knows what they're doing.
@kenzpenz
10 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!! Love it when a plan comes together. I love fixing things. My kids are always calling me with something that needs fixing. Fixing a car over the phone is always fun and really impresses them when I'm right.
@one4stevo
10 жыл бұрын
For $4.50 Wow that's a Score. nice simple repair. Thanks for sharing.
@michaelmurray9154
10 жыл бұрын
Nice fix on the indicator. Good eye! Federals are my preference, I still have a couple of them. Mine are arm style, rarely saw plunger types in t&d shops.
@crazymanmichael8386
8 жыл бұрын
love those green dial faces... so easy to see and easy on the eyes.
@forced420
10 жыл бұрын
Nice save on that DI. I like the large face ones. That's a nice one for 4.50.
@swarfrat311
10 жыл бұрын
Damn, Greg! You made out like a bandit with that indicator! I like those old-style indicators with the yellowish face. They are easier to read and don't "blow out" under lights. Great find! Thanks for sharing! Have a good one! Dave
@Halligan142
10 жыл бұрын
Just have to make a stud mount for it and we're in business.
@Mentorcase
10 жыл бұрын
Nice score on that dial indicator, with a nice easy fix. Maybe fit a small piece of hose onto the shaft with the spring resting against the back cover to stop it popping of again.
@olinzuercher6344
4 жыл бұрын
In my experience that indicator has a mighty clean interior
@merlinmagnus873
8 жыл бұрын
Just found one of these 1/10,000th Federals at the flea market for 5 bucks. The front bushing was sticking and the preload spring was too tight. Half and hour of tlc got me a nice indicator. It's hard to beat these old well built tools.
@Halligan142
8 жыл бұрын
+Merlin Magnus They are pretty nice and I like the large face.
@GarryFullerSr
8 жыл бұрын
It's nice to get Lucky every now and then.
@CompEdgeX2013
10 жыл бұрын
Looks like you scored to me. certainly worth the price! ;-) Colin
@Halligan142
10 жыл бұрын
can't complain :-)
@sblack48
5 жыл бұрын
Doubleboost did a great series on servicing indicators
@noeltillery8950
10 жыл бұрын
Wow nice find.hope it comes in handy
@artemiasalina1860
8 жыл бұрын
Lesson learned: If you find an old indicator that doesn't repeat on return, give it a shake and listen for faint rattling. It might be an easy fix!
@mclarpet
10 жыл бұрын
You'll have to make a REAL tool holder for that nice knurling tool - a lantern post is not firm enough. That Mahr dial gauge is very nice and your repair job was brilliant - people should always look before sending things away to be repaired.
@KillingerUSA
8 жыл бұрын
wow, got lucky on tgat one! good score!
@TheAnasazi1
10 жыл бұрын
good score!
@Bestcabinetmaker
10 жыл бұрын
Lucked out, very nice!
@yellownp22541
10 жыл бұрын
$4.50! scored! Thank you very much.
@marlorup
10 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Thanks for sharing. I was just wondering as long as you had the indicator open, why you didn,t put a little lubricating oil on the moving parts. Thanks again, Mark.
@Halligan142
10 жыл бұрын
The lightest oil I had on hand was my spindle oil. Even that after a bit turns sticky so I figured I'd leave it be. Starrett makes instrument oil specifically for this purpose though
@gilbertodiazcastro8871
8 жыл бұрын
Two things: 1. once you clean it the best thing for them is the very expensive Starrett brand instrument oil or you can just use clock oil. 2. Where is this used tool vendor? Around here all they carry are old screwdrivers, dull saw blades and sockets...
@Halligan142
8 жыл бұрын
+Gilberto Diaz Castro The vendor is in Waltham Mass
@gbowne1
10 жыл бұрын
The large Mahr Federals go for quite a bit.. even new.
@brucewilliams6292
5 жыл бұрын
Lucky you!
@not2fast4u2c
10 жыл бұрын
NICE !!!
@JackHoying
10 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@JHV166
7 жыл бұрын
You're blowing my mind. You take a filthy tweezers and 'repair' a precision indicator leaving crud inside the mechanism. Would it kill you to have wiped the tines of the tweezer off instead of scraping crap into the mechanism?
@doordie7560
8 жыл бұрын
amazing
@JohnBare747
10 жыл бұрын
Sweet!
@KyHighlander59
7 жыл бұрын
You can never have enough indicators or candy bars.
@Patroand
10 жыл бұрын
I have the same problem with my Federal B21 (,0001) But the spring is still in place, If you had to clean your's what would you use? Thanks
@Halligan142
10 жыл бұрын
I would start out with something along the line of denatured alcohol. Soak a q-tip in it and clean all the little bearing surfaces in there and carefully de-gunk the gear rack. Just make sure whatever cleaner you use does not attack the dial face.
@RyanWeishalla
10 жыл бұрын
Now your ready for some 4 jaw indicating. :-)
@Halligan142
10 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah. Down to the tenth! I wonder how much of a pain it is chasing a tenth around a 4 jaw. We may just have to see.
@AD4MRick
10 жыл бұрын
You should have ran out and bought a lottery ticket. Nice project. Rick
@Halligan142
10 жыл бұрын
If you see me in a month with a new lathe and a new shop then I won :-)
@joefabitz8514
10 жыл бұрын
Tell me I can find your guy at the Grafton Flea......
@Halligan142
10 жыл бұрын
He has a store, but i'm not sure he is at the flea markets. He's in Waltham, but there is a twin store out there in Worcester.
@joefabitz8514
10 жыл бұрын
I'm in Franklin....can I ask where you are?
@alexandermcgilton9204
10 жыл бұрын
Why do you always set the Zero to the needles rest position? What you are supposed to do, is to set the zero to 12 o'clock with the rest position at 8 to 11 o'clock. Setting at the rest position is useless as a reference position as there is no negative regin to observe from should the indicated part go below zero, and using a full rotation is excessive if you are moving from part to part. If you were meant to set the zero to the rest position, don't you think that the manufacture would have set it at the top so the dial would look better? Don't take my word for it, read Chris's tip littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=1835&category=1319044103
@Halligan142
10 жыл бұрын
This is not being used against a workpiece or to measure anything in this video. The reason for setting the zero at the needles rest is to show that the indicator will not repeat. An indicator that will not repeat its reading is broken and useless. After the spring was reconnected this indicator went back to the same position after every movement. The zero was set at the needles rest to prove this fact.
@douro20
9 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't buy a Federal unless it was digital or it was German-made.
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