Tool Caliper with broken screw

[Susquatch]

Not timely enough, I'm afraid. I could have given you everything you bought except the ball screw, including the tap (I have a lot of those, too), which you could have used to make the screw.

Oh, well. Next time, maybe.

Yes, you probably could have. But I had reached the point where I was either going to pitch it into the scrap pile or just get it done. So I ordered parts from MC on Wednesday, they arrived today (amazing really), and now I am done!

Well, almost done.......

Nice did you consider rounding the nose of the nut to fit better against the caliper leg?

Not till you mentioned it. But I don't think I'll round off the nut. This is better.....

Mine

Nice guys, I can definitely make a little half round washer thingy to fit under the ball nut. Good idea to do that before I shorten the screw. Might be among the smallest things I ever made on my lathe though........ the titanium pin was prolly the smallest.

 

[ChazzC]

Nice guys, I can definitely make a little half round washer thingy to fit under the ball nut. Good idea to do that before I shorten the screw. Might be among the smallest things I ever made on my lathe though........ the titanium pin was prolly the smallest.

Part #120, Washer on the exploded diagram:

 

[Dabbler]

He was right to be sarcastic.

I wasn't trying to be deprecating, but 316 is really difficult to work with, especially with small drills...

nice work @Susquatch !!!

 

[Susquatch]

Nice did you consider rounding the nose of the nut to fit better against the caliper leg?

Progress sometimes takes forever. I had a few minutes and decided this was going to be my ToDo of the moment.

I jammed the other nut against the one to be rounded off, used a spare screw as a spinning axle, and ground the end of the ball nut round to fit smoothly against the caliper.

Nice idea Tom!

Still need to cut the rod shorter and install the rod cap, but it feels good to take a small step forward instead of my more normal three steps back.

 

[Susquatch]

All done. Didn't do as much polishing as I had wanted to. I should have done that before i assembled it. Too hard to do now unless I want to sit for a few hours with a dremel.

Another Starrett added to my list!

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Looks great, and a gave an old tool a 2nd life.