There have been a few threads regarding co-axial indicators and what the numbers on the dials equate to in actual inches. Frankly, I had no clue so did a couple of simple set ups on the lathe and collected data. Basically mounted the co-ax in a collet (overkill), locked the spindle with the tilting plane of the indicator flat to the world. Loaded a couple (1.7” and 6”) of indicator rods in the co-ax. Set the lathe compound to parallel with the cross feed. Adjusted the cross...
Co-axial Indicator Measurements
Co-axial Indicator Measurements
