Simple height gauge

Looks good. I really like shop made tools and jigs.

-- Mike, Missouri --- “A positive life can not happen with a negative mind.” ---

Neat, gauging saw height has been the topic of a recent forum. I might make one similar to this. Mafe posted one that is much like it.

Brandon

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I like this guage. It’s on the to do list and favorites right NOW! I always wonder if I’m at top dead center when cutting grooves. This should rid me of that worry. Thanks for posting.
BTKS
I just realized, I have an old carriage I made very similar to this only narrower. It was for making a rotary cut out tool into a detail router. It will work just fine after adding the measure to the face.

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

Looks good from here. How is your accuracy? Seems no matter how I gauge the height, I end up fine tuning if it is a critical depth.

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This is great – going to implement this soon.

-- "It's amazing how much can go wrong when you think you know what you're doing."

Yes it’s a great design!! Brilliant!! And now I’ve learned a new word…...Bristol Lever!!!

-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX

ditto on the lever name : )
Nice gauge design !

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Cool Tool. Only mod I can think of is perhaps a brass strip on the edge of the ply that contacts the blade. Probably not really needed but would look cool and satisfy some people.

Randy

-- That was not wormy wood when I started working on it.

Well made.

The wide base definitely take the guess work out of the equation.

Nice job! I just realized I need one of these. Thanks for adding to my “To do” list.

-- Tom, Simsbury, CT

Good show Trevor

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Thanks very much I hope it comes in useful
Matt & Dusty yea my heads full of useless information like that. lol
TopaMax,As far as accuracy is concerned I think it’s pretty good because of the design I am able to “roll” it over the saw blade crown until it just stops moving it, every time I check it’s spot on
Thanks Jim nice to hear from you my friend
Best to you all
Trevor

-- God created wood that we may create. Trevor East Yorkshire UK

I may have to try that:-) Rolling over the top of the blade is the key!! That is why my measurements to the top tooth don’t get it ;-(

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

hey Trevor
niice gauge you had your brain cells to puzzle out for you :-)
the only thing I cuold think of to improve wuold be to add
a metalplate under the moving part so the teeth don´t dig into the wood
and gives a fals reading

thank´s for sharing
Dennis

Thaks guys I have some 3/4”x 3/8” aluminium strip I’ll see how it works
Trevor

-- God created wood that we may create. Trevor East Yorkshire UK