Indicator Holder for your Mill - Let's make one!

This episode on Blondihacks, I’m making a dial indicator holder for a milling machine! Exclusive videos, drawings, models & plans available on Patreon!

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[TandaMadison]

I absolutely love how you had the foresight to know this was going to be a bit less involved video, and so you added the bushing repair to give it that little extra bit of flare and introduce another skill. Next level for sure.

[nefariousyawn]

It was really refreshing to see you do a little project with definitely no mistakes where everything came out as intended. Thanks for sharing!

[RonCovell]

Quinn - it's a joy to see how you recover from the small errors we all make!

[craigpuetz]

You didn't repair your clamp ring after a mistake. You recognized that the shoulder might wear as this handy fixture will be frequently used, and changed your design to make the shoulder easily replaceable.

[classekaka]

The subtle jokes like "music cut due to supply chain issues" is one of the wonderful things that makes this content stand out in a crowd. Keep 'em coming!

[raymitchell]

You had me at peeling off the protective covering... the rest of the video was just gravy! LOL

[johnapel]

Mediocrity is... marginally acceptable!
Yay!
Oops... forgot. Mediocrity.
Yay.
Thanks, and Meow to Sprocket.

[robertct]

Watching you draw out the part in layout ink was one of the most delightfully satisfying things I've seen in ages.

[fakerfake]

I just (literally yesterday) learned a trick from a journeyman machinist at work. We use factory “indycols” and instead of using the DTI vertically so that the dial is facing you in the front but away from you in the back where you have to use a mirror, he showed me that if you put the DTI dial up towards the spindle with the arm at a 90 degree down, you can see the face the entire time your sweeping your part in. Saved me a ton of time. I know it would be a little difficult with how you made your device, but it’s honestly worth trying it that way. To put it how he put it: “quit chasing your damn head around the table, you’ll make yourself dizzy!”

[azyfloof]

Before chamfering a knurl: "What the heck is this? It looks like my dog's been chewing on some bar stock"
After chamfering: "Gooday, and welcome back to Clickspring!"

[peterfox]

I recently made a Indicol style holder for my SX3 mill. it always interesting to see different approaches to the same problem

[teho]

Your videos Quinn, are brilliant! Having recently bought myself a mill ( the smaller version of yours) I went through your milling tutorials and found them very helpful, so I also went through the lathe tutorial to see what I was doing wrong there. I've made this DTI holder, but decided I would save some money by making the 2 larger pieces on my 3D printer, which also means I don't have to buy myself a dovetail milling cutter since I can 3D print the DTI clamping mechanism. Being an electronic engineer (retired) with minimal mechanical background I find that making chips in my workshop is extremely therapeutic. Keep the videos coming!

[matthewlee]

Had not seen the dead center trick for centering a punch mark. Thanks!

[GoldTitanium]

Doing things right the first time is a holy grail, but being able to catch up on those mistakes seems much more important and accessible to me. It's an art you've mastered. Bravo !

[jamesreed]

Someone else might have suggested this if so sorry! MrPete22 did a video one a tramning indicator. He modified the indicator holder so that the indicator could be rotated without varying the height of the indicator. It takes time to but I think it is worth the effort. Maybe you could modify your "Indicator Holder" to do the same. Good video, thanks!

[chrisgedrim]

You missed a trick by not running the intro backwards 😁

[brucewilliams]

Recovering from an error is the thing that really helps the rest of us! Thanks !

[samuelt]

At 14:45, you could have knurled it to "grow" the metal if it was a very small difference?

[robdewey]

I have a rotary table but have no idea how to use it. I’m going to give this project a shot.

[joeromanak]

This addition to the shop may not advance the cause of feline oral hygiene but may be useful in some other lower priority functions. I compliment you on your interesting presentation of useful information as is tradition. You may carry on (and you always do)! Loved it! 🥸👍💥