Central Tools Bore Gage review?

[gzig5]

It is long past time for me to get a couple of bore gages. Ran across a used Central Tool model that appears to be discontinued, for reasonable price but I can't seem to find any feedback on it. Anyone have any experience with this one? Use would be checking out worn cylinder bores and general lathe and mill work. Not the highest resolution but you get what you pay for. The other affordable option is the ubiquitous 2"-6" one that can be had for less than $50 but even more leery about the accuracy on those. I am adept at using my telescoping gauges, but it is more difficult and much slower to see taper or roundness with them. I can make standards to set them too, so absolute linearity can be a bit looser.

If not this one, what is a decent bore gauge these days?

 

[yellow rose]

I looked at one of those and passed on it. You are better off buying a different style. I just paid a hundred bucks on a bore gauge on Amazon. It will do under an inch to 6 inches.

 

[gzig5]

I looked at one of those and passed on it. You are better off buying a different style. I just paid a hundred bucks on a bore gauge on Amazon. It will do under an inch to 6 inches.

link or model #?
I'm not married to any particular style, but it must be consistent/repeatable. I can use calibrated rings to take care of accuracy. I love high quality tooling but I have a peanut butter sammich budget. Been looking for years but haven't fallen into a good deal on a good name brand.

 

[yellow rose]

link or model #?
I'm not married to any particular style, but it must be consistent/repeatable. I can use calibrated rings to take care of accuracy. I love high quality tooling but I have a peanut butter sammich budget. Been looking for years but haven't fallen into a good deal on a good name brand.

I’ll go look on Amazon and see what I actually bought. You’d think I could remember but...nope. Sucks getting old.

 

[diymirage]

BORE-ing

 

[yellow rose]

Ok, I’m full of crap. It was 110 bucks and I bought it off eBay. So I was close. I can’t copy the page and link it here, but if you search anytime dial bore gauge it should come up on eBay for 110 and on Amazon for 117 bucks. I’ve used it. Pretty nice piece for the price.

 

[yellow rose]

Here is the link to it.

Dial Cylinder Gauge 0.7"-6" /0.0005" Deep Engine Hole Bore Measurement Anytime | eBay

 

[gzig5]

Here is the link to it.

Dial Cylinder Gauge 0.7"-6" /0.0005" Deep Engine Hole Bore Measurement Anytime | eBay

I like the fact that it will go down under an inch. Makes it a lot more flexible.

 

[yellow rose]

I like the fact that it will go down under an inch. Makes it a lot more flexible.

Yep, it goes small enough you can check the pin bores in connecting rod.

 

[gzig5]

Happy Birthday to me.
Mine will be here Sunday.

 

[volaredon]

I have one too, seems to work just fine. I don't actually use it every day either.

 

[66fs]

It is long past time for me to get a couple of bore gages. Ran across a used Central Tool model that appears to be discontinued, for reasonable price but I can't seem to find any feedback on it. Anyone have any experience with this one? Use would be checking out worn cylinder bores and general lathe and mill work. Not the highest resolution but you get what you pay for. The other affordable option is the ubiquitous 2"-6" one that can be had for less than $50 but even more leery about the accuracy on those. I am adept at using my telescoping gauges, but it is more difficult and much slower to see taper or roundness with them. I can make standards to set them too, so absolute linearity can be a bit looser.

If not this one, what is a decent bore gauge these days?
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That looks like it would be better. It has the 3 points to center it in the cylinder. I used to use a Standard dial bore gage all the time for work, good to .0001". But it looks like you already have one coming. Good luck!

Vintage No. 5 Dial Bore Gage Set by Standard Gage Company | eBay

 

[SLOPAR72]

I have one and take this with a grain of salt but for rough measurements sure.... For actually verifying something like a Cylinder bore versus what the machine shops has used for their measurements, no way.... Better than nothing and that's how I use it.

Just one mans opinion.....
JW

 

[72Dart6pack]

I work for a company that does calibration work on that type of equipment. Let me look in our data base and see how they do.