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Old 02-11-2019, 11:33 AM
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Glowgeek
 
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Originally Posted by Jesse Open
A lot of my favorite tools there, you are off to a fine start. The small bore gages are very handy for jobs like checking valve guide wear. The larger, telescoping gages will give you a lot better reading of a cylinder bore at several points, much more information than the fingers on a caliper. The sliding adustable parallels I used tio use a lot when cutting LARGE keyways on press crankshafts or slotting keyways into 10 foot diameter bull gears.
Tools are a great investment.Never regretted any of the money spent on tools or machinery.
What else would a 2-1/4" x 6" sliding parallel block be used for Gary? Maybe under one end of a sine plate? I'm not even sure how you used it to help cut keyways.

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