DigitalM Established Member Joined 10 Jul 2016 Messages 481 Reaction score 25 Location Gloucestershire, UK. 1 Nov 2017 #1 I was just looking at a live auction and something in one lot (now over) caught my eye. It wasn't in the listing, clearly they didn't know what it was either. Anyone recognise this? Attachments Screen Shot 2017-11-01 at 12.16.58.jpg 21.6 KB
I was just looking at a live auction and something in one lot (now over) caught my eye. It wasn't in the listing, clearly they didn't know what it was either. Anyone recognise this?
D DTR Established Member Joined 11 Mar 2011 Messages 1,870 Reaction score 22 Location Essex 1 Nov 2017 #2 Looks like a clockmaker's depthing tool. It's used to find the distance between centres of two gears when they are meshed together
Looks like a clockmaker's depthing tool. It's used to find the distance between centres of two gears when they are meshed together
D DTR Established Member Joined 11 Mar 2011 Messages 1,870 Reaction score 22 Location Essex 1 Nov 2017 #3 A picture of one in use: https://goo.gl/images/bEfruk
DigitalM Established Member Joined 10 Jul 2016 Messages 481 Reaction score 25 Location Gloucestershire, UK. 1 Nov 2017 #4 Ah! Precisely. Thanks for that
