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I'm thinking of a tool and I don't know what it's called - Jack D. - 09-24-2009
What do you call the tool that reproduces the surface features of a 3D object so you can copy it? It's a row of pins that you loosen a nut and place it over a 3d surface - like a piece of wood molding - and the pins move to conform to the shape then you tighten the nut and you can now trace the pattern so you can reproduce it. I was searching under molding pin gauge but nothing and my head is starting to hurt. :banghead:
They used to sell an item very similar that let you press your face into a block of metal pins and it would form the 3D contour of your face. You would have considered this to be in the executive toy group along with the swinging balls thingie.
Re: I'm thinking of a tool and I don't know what it's called - lafinfil - 09-24-2009
contour or profile gauge
http://www.google.com/products?q=profile+gauge&sourceid=mozilla2&oe=utf-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=frG7SouwIoX0sgPk0YC7BA&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1
Re: I'm thinking of a tool and I don't know what it's called - Jack D. - 09-24-2009
Of course! It's a contour or profile gauge!!! Why do I feel like I've just given birth? Thanks fil! :thumbsup:
Now I need to go buy one...
Re: I'm thinking of a tool and I don't know what it's called - OWC Jamie - 09-24-2009
I don't know about a lock nut but I've used a 2D pin contour gage and there's a plastic 3D pin art gage.
maybe stick the word 'contour' in there , or spell gauge wrong. :-)
Re: I'm thinking of a tool and I don't know what it's called - lafinfil - 09-24-2009
I had to stop to think about it for a minute too.
Now if I can just remember what to call that thing used to hammer nails in with.
: -)
Re: I'm thinking of a tool and I don't know what it's called - OWC Jamie - 09-24-2009
crescent wrench and a
Re: I'm thinking of a tool and I don't know what it's called - Jack D. - 09-24-2009
lafinfil wrote:
I had to stop to think about it for a minute too.
Now if I can just remember what to call that thing used to hammer nails in with.
: -)
The wife calls it a heel and she can't believe there one on each shoe!
Re: I'm thinking of a tool and I don't know what it's called - Gutenberg - 09-24-2009
Bruce Lee used his forehead.
Re: I'm thinking of a tool and I don't know what it's called - lafinfil - 09-24-2009
Gutenberg wrote:
Bruce Lee used his forehead.
and it KILLED him !
Re: I'm thinking of a tool and I don't know what it's called - ztirffritz - 09-24-2009
We use one of these:
http://www.faro.com/content.aspx?ct=us&content=news&item=2903&tab=3
Pretty expensive, but you can get measurements accurate to .02mm in 3 dimensions. Pretty impressive. It is like a manual CMM.