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  1. Dec 3, 2025, 07:42 PM #1
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    Lathe indicating device - video

    Lathe indicating device. By The Smoky Mountain Machine Shop. 4:43 video:

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  3. Dec 4, 2025, 04:34 AM #2
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    The wiggler as we used to call it. Nice to see a sprung loaded one, as they should be made.
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  5. Dec 4, 2025, 07:24 AM #3
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    Very nice trick
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    Much simpler and arguably more accurate is to make a cone to slip over the end of the pump rod. In my discussion of lathe centering tools...

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    the last picture...

    Lathe indicating device - video-wiggke-4.jpg

    shows the cone on the end of the pump rod.
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    That's great. I'm going to make one of those.



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