Digital Height Gauge

George

Ok, I’ll ask the stupid question….it won’t work right…its upside down? Ie. it won’t read correctly…you’ll have to do a calculation after every adjustment to blade height?

BTW, I’m sure I’ve got it wrong somehow. And outside of getting the height read, it looks good to me …simple is almost always better.

Thanks!

-- Al,New Jersey -To thine own self be true

It’s a very creative gage. Nice work!

helluvawreck aka Charles
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George

Ok, I ll ask the stupid question….it won t work right…its upside down? Ie. it won t read correctly…you ll have to do a calculation after every adjustment to blade height?

BTW, I m sure I ve got it wrong somehow. And outside of getting the height read, it looks good to me …simple is almost always better.

Thanks!

- BigAl98

The digital vernier has a zero function. I take the vernier jaw down to the table saw top or router table top and then zero it. When you raise the blade it gives a negative reading but that is about al you have to do is ignore the negative sign. Otherwise the reading is straight forward without calculations. With a normal non digital vernier you would have to do calculations though.

-- Sometimes life gets in the way of one's woodworking :)

Al, here are some photos of what I do

Here the vernier is set to the table top and zeroed .

and when the blade is raised

-- Sometimes life gets in the way of one's woodworking :)

It works and gets the job done. How easily does it tip over?

-- Live to tell the stories, they sound better that way.

......How easily does it tip over?

- woodbutcherbynight

The feet are 20mm x 20 mm (3/4 inch). It stands on it’s own. I think it will be steady enough, but time will tell. If need be, I will make the feet a bit larger, 1 inch (25 mm) sqr. by screwing a square to the bottom of the feet.

-- Sometimes life gets in the way of one's woodworking :)