Dial Indicator/Mighty Mag Case in Cherry

Looks nice matt.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

nice box! and a nice gage as well.

-- David - Houston, Texas.

Fancy :)

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

That’s the way to take care of new equipment. The box is great.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Those mitered corners are barely noticeable , Matt ! LMAO …Great job and an awesome idea for your new toys : ) I purchased a gauge set like yours a couple weeks ago and now you’ve inspired me to put it to use . Thanks for posting this , Matt , and have a great day : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Matt, What is the Mighty Mag, a mount for the indicator? What do you do with the dial indicator, find a “0”, then measure how far out it goes with the plunger?

Box looks great. Should be bullet proof protection for the instruments.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Matt, this is a really nice box. You could have simply made it out of mdf since it is a piece for the shop but I have come to appreciate the extra effort that goes into producing for the shop that is not only functional but looks good as well.

You did a good job on aligning your saw too by the way. It can be a challenge but producing burn free cuts in cherry is well worth the effort.

Here is a picture of some cherry rails and stiles that I cut on the Craftsman saw I used to have. It took me about 15 minutes to get the saw aligned and tuned before making the cuts. So I can well appreciate the effort you put into getting yours tuned.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Great project, Matt.

I’ve got kind of the same question as Survivor, I assume the Mighty Mag does basically the same thing as the TS-Aligner (Jr?). I’d be interested to hear how it compares from anyone who knows.

-- Scott - Katy, Texas

Scott,

Yeah, it’s about the same, only I spent $57.00 on the two components. You could get it cheaper if you go with a Chinese mag, and indicator.

-- Matt, Houston Texas

I got mine on sale at Harbor Freight..magnetic base and dial indicator . I couldn’t justify spending big bucks on a seldom used item to get the same results. : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

just a little trick i use is to loosen up the blade and put some metal shim stock on one side of the blade and tighten it back up, its simple after you figure out your runout to do the math to see how much shim you have to add, and as long as you tighten it up nice you wont have to worry about it coming loose but i wouldnt try more than .010 shim or so. being a machinist i do this with a horizontal milling machine climb milling steel all the time and it has never came loose, also if you dont have the right thickness blade you can do this to make the blade wobble to get the right width you need. and i work at starretts so i get free indicators and bases :)

great looking box and you will find many great uses for that indicator

-- Colby Norwood- learn how to measure, measure once, cut once

That reminds me that I need to check my drill press ,It seems to go off at an angle when I get close to the end of travel : (

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