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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 02:06 AM
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Need to get one, of course it doesnt seem anyplace around here sells them.

Is this a decent tool/price? http://cgi.ebay.com/Fowler-Disk-Brak...27389264148270
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 02:20 AM
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You may want to check Harbor Freight. They have good prices on tools that you may need just on occasion.
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 02:28 AM
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buy a dial indicator and a mag base harbor freight has them u can use it for alot more projects
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cam cooper
buy a dial indicator and a mag base harbor freight has them u can use it for alot more projects
Last year a forum member posted this link where he bought a dial indicator and base.

http://littlemachineshop.com/product...1782&category=

I went ahead and bought one from them for checking my rotors and am happy with it as well. Magnet is pretty strong and will not move once its' set up.
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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Littlemachineshop has some pretty nice stuff. I have purchased a lot from them over the last several years. You can also get pretty decent Dial Indicators (and lots more) at Grizzly.com.

A couple of good options:

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Magn...-Special/G9849
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http://www.grizzly.com/products/Magn...ombo-pk-/H3022
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I have a couple around and they are surprisingly good!
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 01:09 PM
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pws69, thanks for the link, I need one of these for another project
I have to do. I was looking for a setup like this locally and could not
find it and was going to have to search online for one. Thanks to the
members of this great forum my day has become a lot easier.

Thanks Guys.

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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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Champs65 pointed out a good set. Versitile for many other jobs.

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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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Just ordered that one, thanks guys.
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There called 'drum and rotor machine lathes' ...and labor about $10.00 each rotor....
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Originally Posted by Ironcross
There called 'drum and rotor machine lathes' ...and labor about $10.00 each rotor....
Not correct - that's for resurfacing them. O/P was referring to MEASURING the runout which is a DIAL INDICATOR.
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Littlemachineshop.com has set on sale this week for 19.95

http://littlemachineshop.com/product...ProductID=1782
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