Lathe Tool Height Gauge

In this video I will machine a height gauge to the lathe tool heights.

[@anthonycash4609]

Mr Lee I've been a subscriber to your channel for some time now. I currently have an older South Ben lathe. And after watching you for some time and getting your advice on the Precision Matthew's milling machine I ordered one awhile back. Suppose to be here mid December. I decided on the PM-727V looking forward to getting it and learning all about it. Thanks for all your help.

[@n.georgechakhtoura4452]

Mr. Lee, I like this tool idea better than what I have so I’m will make one. Also I like to keep watching your channel so please be careful working the lathe with long sleeves. Thanks for the videos.

[@terrycannon570]

I really enjoyed it, Lee. Nice to see you out in the shop.

[@RawSpeed2311]

Lee, you don't always want your tools set dead nuts on centre. However with this design it makes it real easy to use feeler gauges to set down an exact amount. Especially with the magnet base. Great job. Now I need to make one for myself.

[@huntereakright8988]

not always but more often than not

[@Lwimmermastermetalart]

The idea is great. I use a 6 jaw chuck opposed to a 3 jaw. When trying to hold short pieces (like your 3/8 cap) it’s way easier to get it running true. Indicating the part in the mill is great if you want a very tight tolerance but for something like this I’d simply have drilled a small center drill in the end and then put a center in the spindle to get it zeroed in. What can I say…. I’m a lazy toolmaker. ( since 1976 lol ) I made mine out of a larger dia. piece of aluminum and a larger magnet.

[@kyrompstomp]

Thanks for your time and whisdom. MEL

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Nice project making a very useful tool. Now using a height stand but on the mini lathe the scale is away from me and it's annoying to walk around the lathe to read it. Just got an idea. Bolting a plate, a platform to the carrige using the holes for the follower rest will give space for reading the height stånd! Thanks Lee!

[@ghl3488]

Thank you Lee. I like it and will be making the very same thing. Regards from Wales.

[@michaelsimpson9779]

Love the shower curtain screen at the mill. Good use of material. 👍

[@jackheath8184]

i watched the same video from Tom Lipton. also in the video was an adjustable unit manufactured by one of the high-end suppliers of precision tools. it had supper fine threads for the adjustment. fun video, thanks for sharing. i would like to build one of these for my lathe.

[@mhc6777]

Thanks Lee, Not sure if you mentioned it but it will work for inverted tooling as well by using the top of the post.

[@TedRoza]

G'day Lee Another impressive video from the Tin Barn. I was going to make a similar tool height guage, but with your bolted top section it makes it better for the standard tool heights, as well as upside tool height adjustments. I will be incorporating a small magnet in the base to stop movement when adjusting the tool height. Well done, catch you on Your next project.

[@honeycuttracing]

Great idea 💡 👍 sharp thinking sir, thanks and hope you had a great Thanksgiving

[@randymacsgarage]

Dadgumit Lee now I gotta go make one ! Thanks for showing that one again I saw it too before its cool I thinking maybe a ball & spring detent for the cap lock ???

[@jsteifel]

I might have skipped the magnet. Even the little Neodymium magnets are hard to clean swarf off of. The only way I would put it on that tools is to recess it more, and use the type with the hole and chamfer in the middle. So you can remove it if it gets too hard to clean.

[@Militarycollector]

Great Video… i’m going to make me one just like it thanks buddy…👍👍

[@denislajoie63]

Hello, You do not need lube to cut brass. You can however use WD40 if uou like

[@tonyscott8257]

Hi, not sure if you are aware but you left the plastic packaging ring on your coaxial indicator. Nicely made tool.

[@diggerdelaney]

I spotted that as well

[@marksleeper9385]

very nice

[@trollforge]

Lee, I do believe you are talking about Making a Lathe Tool Height Gauge by Halligan142 where he makes a copy of a Hardinge L2A, 8 years ago.

[@vachikl]

Nicely done, thanks. Haven’t seen ant videos from Tom Lipton, is he ok?

[@ethanwood1016]

Did you make the v block attachment for that vise if so do you have the blueprint for that because I’m a machinist and that looks really useful

[@RicktheRecorder]

Nicely done! Heighth?

[@metalworksmachineshop]

👍

[@MegaRiffraff]

👍🏻

[@welcometothemachineshop466]

Great project, came out nice. Too bad the tool post has to be rotated to check the tool height. What if it was made longer and mounted to a plate that was laid across the bed in front of the carriage?

[@tomt9543]

I actually made a similar device to your idea several months ago, and I don’t know how I’ve gotten along without it all these years! Spoiler alert: I made mine out of Baltic birch plywood. I hope the machining gods will forgive me! Ha!

[@julianchambers8372]

Hi from the UK, cock on mate as we say here.

[@DEtchells]

This is great, I’m literally just about to make one of these for myself (the hunk of stainless stock I’m going to use for it just arrived 2 days ago! 😊 He just makes a simple bar (without the top piece that you’ve made), but you might have first seen this six years ago on Joe Pieczynski’s channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z37Vm6F_mNiWrqs

[@bernardmauge8613]

you should have zoomed in on the contact of the tool to the carbide so we can see how the tool works. Meaningless.