Spindle Moulder Height Setting Gauge

[mooretoolsplease]

Here's a tool i've modified for use with setting the spindle moulder.
I use the spindle moulder a lot at work, mainly for rebating.
One of the most laborous tasks is getting the heightand depth exactly right.
The height gauges I've seen else where are okay for the height, but they aren't long enough to get to the centre of the block to do the depth.
I decided to modify a digital caliper for this and here's what I came up with.


Here it is setting the height for a rebate:

And finally the depth for a rebate

It's virtually eliminated the need for multiple test pieces, now I just use one as I still need to set the tenoner heights typically

[nickw]

You've been talking to Nikki, haven't you. ;D

[mooretoolsplease]

Well I vaguely remember him posting something similar a while back, so I'm not taking credit for the idea, just my version of it

[wadkin1]

Hello All

I don't use it much these days, but many years ago i brought a Aigner Distometer setting gauge, it was a bit pricey but once you have used them you are happy to have paid the money for the time it saves with set ups.

Though having seen your gauge i wondering why i did not think of that all those years ago. who i am kidding, great idea

[jfc]

C'mon , it's not as good as the one i made ;D What makes mine better is everyone thought i was serious ;D

[mooretoolsplease]

Well it was hard not to think it was serious with the fit and finish of your gauge Jason,

[mrgrimsdale]

I mark up (marking gauge) the rebate on a piece of scrap and set height to the mark, and depth by 2 or 3 very short trial cuts. You'd want to do a trial cut anyway.

cheers
Jacob

[modernist]

That's OK for the heoght but doesn't help you a lot on the depth. I think it's a good idea.

With the number of settings I've had to make recently I'll make one in the morning.

thank goodness its a holiday weekend

Brian

[modernist]

Is that worm on your false fence mtp ;D

[jfc]

Oi ! that took at least 10 mins to make and i had to go to A and B to buy quality calipers ;D
Funny as it is (or at least i think it is ) it does get used if i need to change the block to do something else and then go back to what i was doing .

[mrgrimsdale]

jfc said:

Oi ! that took at least 10 mins to make and i had to go to A and B to buy quality calipers ;D
Funny as it is (or at least i think it is ) it does get used if i need to change the block to do something else and then go back to what i was doing .

If I was going back to something I was doing I'd set the cutter against a sample piece of whatever I was doing.
Similarly - the piece of scrap and trial cut which I'd use to set up in the first place, I'd keep it around in case I needed it later.

cheers
Jacob

[jfc]

True , i do check on a piece of scrap before i start machining again . Spose that makes my gauge useless but it was funny making it ;D

[mrgrimsdale]

It's a very nice and serious looking gauge and I'm sure it'll come in for something ;D ;D
cheers
Jacob

[mooretoolsplease]

When I get back to work I will find out,
Personally, I prefer to get things right on the moulder first time, less set up more time working wood as I have heard you saying before Jacob