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@@ricardobrites8141 Hi Ric, thanks for reaching out and sharing your knowledge. The ones that I used are drywall screws designed for metal studs. I think they’re heat treated and remained sharp in my use. Unfortunately, I have not been doing a lot of woodworking due to lower back pain. Feeling better now and might do some more. Hopefully enough to warrant the use of new screws. Thanks again for watching.

You’re welcome.

@josephhood1591 When I switched from machine tools to mostly hand tools, I didn’t think I could do this too. But I watched and learned from Paul Sellers. I started with simple boxes and stools and as I developed my skills my projects became more complex. You never know until you tried.

I called the two gears the pinion gears but I was wrong. The two brass gears should actually be called the drive gears. The pinion gear is the one on the spindle shaft to which the pointer attaches to. It is actually behind the plate and is not readily visible. Anyway, yes, the two drive gears have to be in tension to function properly. Behind the brass gears are springs that will maintain the tension. Once that spring is damaged, you can’t maintain the tension. The spring is very delicate so probably not repairable.

@@willshomeworkshop9386 Noted. okay then there is problem with one of drive gear spring. Thanks for the help. I will try my luck with the local watch repair guy... let's see if he can fix that.

@@willshomeworkshop9386 just to confirm, the two drive gears should be spring loaded 'individually' with the smaller gears mounted on them. Right?

@devanshusharma7118 When I repaired my caliper, I didn’t dismantle the gears to actually see the setup. But from my deductions, the two drive gears are connected by springs to another set of drive gears behind. The second set of drive gears is then meshed with the pinion gear on the spindle which will be in the middle of the mechanism. Thats how the pointer is always maintained in tension with the two front drive gears. If anyone can repair the springs, I bet a watchmaker can. Good luck.

Thanks!

Thank you for appreciating my work.

Hi. Thank you for your message. I’ll get some pictures and show you how I did it.

@@willshomeworkshop9386 Thank you. Have a nice Weekend

Hi Meenzer, I have some issues trying to link the picture for you. I'm going to try again. Thanks.

Hi Meenzer, If you have a reddit account, DM me at u/ParkingEmploy1646. I can share the pictures there. I can't do it here in the comment section. Sorry.

Hi Meenzer, I couldn’t link the picture here in the comment section. Anyway, if you go back to the video, around 20:27, you will see the spindle make up. There’s a nut on the left, then s washer, the end plate, another washer and the outer nut. The nuts are drilled thru the spindle and pinned. When determining the position of the outer nut, I added a layer of paper to give some clearance so the nuts are not going to bind when pinned. Hope this helps. I have also since redesigned it because I needed to add a dog hole on the vise main body.

You’re welcome. And thanks for watching.

Thank you for the suggestion and for watching.

You’re welcome. When it broke, it removed the fear from me. How worst can it get? Let me know how you did.

@@willshomeworkshop9386 If I ever take it apart, I will certainly make a video...

@@dannywilsher4165 I will watch it if you do. Good luck.

It depends on what you bought. If it’s the same as my Home Depot cheap one, it should be good for a few years. Mine probably wore down after more than 5 years. Thanks for watching.

I've only fixed this kind of caliper. So I wouldn't know how other brands do their mechanism. I broke this one when I dropped it so I was either going to fix it or throw it away if I couldn't. Luckily I was able to deduce how the mechanism worked. I have a Mitutoyo that was given to me by a friend. I hardly use that one as it's expensive and also metric. I don't feel brave enough to open it. As for dial indicator, no, I haven't had a chance to break one or fix one yet. I hope to keep it that way.. Thanks for watching my video.

Thank you. Yes that was one of the thing in my mind when I was designing it. But I wanted to be able to adjust the tip as needed and also be able to remove it for sharpening. I should have just left the screw head on but grind it so that it’s small like my other video about a mortise gauge. But it’s good that you let me know what you think as these two marking and mortise gauges were the result of someone asking me about the pin in a marking gauge.

I’m glad you like it. Thanks.

Thanks for watching and subscribing. Much appreciated.

You’re welcome. I too am careful but accidents do happen. I’ve had that caliper for a long long time. I’m just happy that I was able to fix it.

Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate this very much.

You should build one too, I already cleared the way for you. LOL.

Thank you. Now you know why it’s my new favourite.

Thank you. I do have a metal bandsaw but currently don't have a blade. I needed a one off wing nut and I've always subscribed to the idea of making it if I can. It's a lot more fun.

@@willshomeworkshop9386 I think making it was a great idea. Even if they had the size you need, your bespoke wing nut looks cool.

I think the blade will stay in with the intended usage. Of course, all bets are off once it binds. My Reddit handle is ParkEmploy1646.

You’re welcome. I love spreading the knowledge. Canadian here too!

Thank you. I used red oak. The blade was an Okada rip blade. It’s the best rip saw I ever had bar none. I have gone thru 3 crosscut 265 already. I recently sharpened my Veritas dovetail saw and it was a joy to use.

@@willshomeworkshop9386 makes sense, I use FLux, and it makes my screen go orange at night so I was giving the benefit of the doubt regarding the colour oak. I just relooked at Okada online, no deals to be had. I'd love to have a rip blade. The 265 I got is great at certain things but miserable at others. I still like it, and will keep it for all kinds of "rougher" jobs. How did you go through 3 Crosscuts so quickly? I can only imagine a Veritas saw being awesome. After seeing Lee Vallyes prices for a scrub plane, I made my own yesterday from a Harbour Freight 33 Windsor I bought as my first plane in 2017 when travelling through the States. Looked good, didnt realise it was such garbage. Managed to finally get the newly convexed iron to shave hair yesterday so will try it out on some wood tomorrow.

@@LitoGeorge I’ve been using the z saw for a long time. My first one came from Lee Valley and the handle was the green one (rubber/plastic). It finally broke and I make a wood handle using the metal connector I got from it. I used it for both crosscuts and rip cuts. I only got the okada rip blade a couple of years ago. I cut all my wood by hand hence that many blades. It’s my exercise.

@@LitoGeorge I finally caved on the flush cut saw blade. The discount was $5.00 bringing the price down to $7.34.

@@willshomeworkshop9386 GOOD! Best 7$ you spent in the last few years, I'll bet. You'll love it. I thought it was awesome at $10. So, I have now bought 3, one today at this insane price. Gonna send one to Oz, to get a friend into it. Thinner and lighter than a pancake, so the postage will be minimal. BTW, I got my hydro bill yesterday. $63 for two months. Lowering the temp to 17degC is awesome.

I know. I actually saw it. It’s very tempting. But I actually have a Veritas flush cut saw. Had it for at least 15 years now. Still works very well.

@@willshomeworkshop9386 let me know if you see those rip and crosscut for cheap, please.

LitoGeorge, yes of course. Instead of the metal strip, you can use the same wood to form a cover and make it look even better. As for the price, you should keep your eyes out for sale. The prices are not firm. They change from time to time. I bought it when it went to around $27. And when I received the blade, they have enclosed a special offer of $15 each for the same blade. 😂

LitoGeorge it’s actually +1 here in Alberta. Balmy.

LitoGeorge, I just saw the Okada Z saw on sale for 12.99 cad.

@@willshomeworkshop9386 just got this. Please (!) give me the search terms you used and I will purchase one right now. I want to join the club. Amazon CA? (ps: just checked Amazon CA and searched Okada Rip and Okada Crosscut and nothing was remotely close to 12. One was 17$ with $45 shipping. I am pretty amped to see what you're looking at

@@willshomeworkshop9386 standing by for your info Sir!

Hi LitoGeorge, for ripping and crosscut, I used Okada rip and crosscut blades purchased thru Amazon. I made the handle for the rip saw and have a video on my channel. For the Dovetail, I used a Korean made Dozuki saw purchased from Lee Valley many years ago. It's still very sharp but has a tendency to wander off on thicker dovetails due to a very thin kerf. Thanks for watching my video.

Thank you for stopping by and watching my video. When I dropped and damaged my caliper, it was not usable anymore. I didn’t risk much by opening it up. If I fixed it, good for me. If not, I didn’t lose anything. Life will always give you problem or opportunity. It’s how you respond that matters.

I'm glad you like it. Thanks.

Thank you. I learned from watching Paul Sellers.

@@willshomeworkshop9386 Thanks for the tip, I'll check him out!