Receiver Measurements

sheepherder · 11-22-2009, 06:13 PM

BTW...Since some of us are cops, truckdrivers, accountants, and gourmet chefs...Here's a pic of a couple tools I use...my dial caliper (also called a dial vernier), two 1" micrometers, and a machinists spirit level (degree gradations are on other side)...The Brownie mic was my dads; the silver one I got at a flea market basically for pocket change...The mics are dusty and somewhat "patina'ed" from not being used for...decades...because of the dial vernier/caliper...The machinists level I got off eBay; I use it for installing barrels and front sights...

The micrometers work just like a "C" clamp; you hold the anvil against the work and twist the barrel down until the spindle hits the other side of the work...and slide it back and forth just putting very slight pressure against the work......

The dial caliper you can just push the jaws against the work and read the dial...and then release the jaws...

Disclaimer:...I am not a great machinist...At times I am a good machinist...Mostly I am a "good enough!" machinist...

(As in "Good enough for government work!")

11-22-2009, 06:13 PM	#26
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	BTW...Since some of us are cops, truckdrivers, accountants, and gourmet chefs...Here's a pic of a couple tools I use...my dial caliper (also called a dial vernier), two 1" micrometers, and a machinists spirit level (degree gradations are on other side)...The Brownie mic was my dads; the silver one I got at a flea market basically for pocket change...The mics are dusty and somewhat "patina'ed" from not being used for...decades...because of the dial vernier/caliper...The machinists level I got off eBay; I use it for installing barrels and front sights... The micrometers work just like a "C" clamp; you hold the anvil against the work and twist the barrel down until the spindle hits the other side of the work...and slide it back and forth just putting very slight pressure against the work...... The dial caliper you can just push the jaws against the work and read the dial...and then release the jaws... Disclaimer:...I am not a great machinist...At times I am a good machinist...Mostly I am a "good enough!" machinist... (As in "Good enough for government work!") Attached Images