I made this indicator for our router table in the park in Arizona. I used a drop indicator from Harbor Freight and I checked it over an inch with gage blocks and it is right on . Pretty good for $18. The frame is made from Sycamore and the feet are corian. I put a brass bushing in it for a stop so the dial can still be turned to set the zero at each measurement. The aluminum foot is epoxied on .
It is a little wider that his cousin used in my shop in Michigan. That is because the adjustment hole in the router base I'm using down there is off center. I made a steel adjustment rod for it and that is already packed away, This really made subsequent cuts very accurate on the router table. Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Dang good idea, I need one of these. Currently in the process of rounding over some project edges with router in table, first cut set a little too high and now I've got to remove a slight ridge. Live & learn, then make a solution. 👍
Thanks Ken, Steven, Ron and Jerry!! Hi Steven the problem with creeping up on a dimension without knowing just how much you are cutting off is that sometimes you go past the dimension and cut too much off. I used to use a scrap piece for the creeping up part and now I just move it the right amount and it is good.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Thanks, Ivan. It saves guess work to get to the right height because the graduations on the router table lift are not reliable or of fine enough increments. Do you have a Harbor Freight in your part of the country
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
