5601 marking gage clones

[Racers]

Hi,

All this talk about marking gages has finally spured me in to showing you my clones. All you need is a 6mm threaded insert an knob both available from Trend and some brass, the cutters are made from 3mm silver steel from Axminster, the two originals also have 3mm silver steel replacements all ground as a cutter.

I drew round an existing head, marked the hole and center line for the clamp so once it cut out I could set it up in the vice for drilling, the only difficult part is pairing the hole so the shaft is square to the face, but you only need to do two faces. The shafts are set in a couple of wooden V blocks and drilled slightly under size across the diagonal for the cutters.

The clamp is made from a bent piece of brass sheet soldered to a brass bar that has a V groove cut in to receive it.

Component parts
http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/ ... CF0015.jpg


Set of Gages
http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/ ... CF0016.jpg

They work as well as the modified originals if not better, they are paired with the cutters set as one internal one external. If I make some more I would use a different coloured wood so it would be easier to tell them apart, the beech and maple are a bit to similar.

pete

 

[Paul Chapman]

They look great, Pete. Seems you have a plane problem as well

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[bugbear]

For the benefit of the lazy, I've inlined Petes Images...

Hi,

All this talk about marking gages has finally spured me in to showing you my clones. All you need is a 6mm threaded insert an knob both available from Trend and some brass, the cutters are made from 3mm silver steel from Axminster, the two originals also have 3mm silver steel replacements all ground as a cutter.

I drew round an existing head, marked the hole and center line for the clamp so once it cut out I could set it up in the vice for drilling, the only difficult part is pairing the hole so the shaft is square to the face, but you only need to do two faces. The shafts are set in a couple of wooden V blocks and drilled slightly under size across the diagonal for the cutters.

The clamp is made from a bent piece of brass sheet soldered to a brass bar that has a V groove cut in to receive it.

Component parts

Set of Gages

They work as well as the modified originals if not better, they are paired with the cutters set as one internal one external. If I make some more I would use a different coloured wood so it would be easier to tell them apart, the beech and maple are a bit to similar.

pete

BugBear (who thinks Pete may be getting a call from David C)

 

[Racers]

Hi, Paul

Its only a problem if you admit it, after all there is only 18 in that picture still more planes in the cupboard!!!

pete

 

[Paul Chapman]

Its only a problem if you admit it, after all there is only 18 in that picture still more planes in the cupboard!!!

:shock: :shock: :shock: :lol:

 

[woodbloke]

Hi, Paul

Its only a problem if you admit it, after all there is only 18 in that picture still more planes in the cupboard!!!

pete

.....obviously another collector :lol: - Rob

 

[Racers]

Hi,

So I'm o/k having only 6 marking gages (plus a couple of cuting gages) might be time to make some more to add to my collection... damm said the C word :roll:

pete

 

[David C]

Pete,

Great work! I bet they perform very well indeed.

Best wishes,
David C

 

[Racers]

Hi, David C

Thanks, I must get round to ordering your 3rd book.

Pete