Thanks for the positive comment The only bad thing is I could only fix three of them The others had bodies that were riveted together and I wasn’t going that far is the drill out rivets And one of them had a broken threaded shaft Thank you Ray
My experience with fixing them, they were dropped and slightly bent the plunger rod. But as these were $8 indicators, that I would buy by the half dozen, attempting to get them straight and the action smooth, was not worth the frustration of their hanging up when needed. I see they are $13USD currently on eBay, for the 25mm/1" travel. It's a good video to show those that have not had one opened to see some of what is in them. The backlash mechanism is of real interest. Also I've had the springs get loose when they are dropped, and have had good luck fixing those.
I agree with you some times the juice is not worth the squeeze I did learn a few things and would feel more comfortable taking apart a better quality indicator I am gathering up cheep finger indicators now thank you for taking the time to comment Ray
Having had many employees & kids & wife, I've had to develop an interest in fixing things. Mostly power tools. So often the fix is simple and obvious. Often nothing more than clean and lube. For those that actually need repair having a lathe and mill makes it possible to fix lots of things. The high cost of taking it to a repair shop makes it a throwaway for most people. Even if you can't fix it, you get to see how it works. Over time manufacturing has changed with new methods to cut costs, sometimes even make it better.
I could not agree with you more and some of the cheaper tool can not be taken apart due to ultra sonic welding of plastic parts thank you for taking the time to comment Ray
my brown & sharp MB216 the face won't move like the one you have, so I can't zero it. I didn't see what it took to fix it and how the front comes apart. I removed the two black rings and removed the lens but not sure what to do from there.
before taking it apart, did you try cleaning the front face with a soft wire brush in case there’s a small chip or particle of dirt wedged in the rotating face And did you use a small amount of lube a light oil in case it’s binding? Hopefully this helps unless I have the unit in front of me. It is difficult to diagnose. Thank you for your question Ray
@@shopandmath Thank you very much for responding. I did clean the rings and lens, The outer ring turn freely and it rotates an inner ring that fits into a notch in the outer ring. The number plate turns but it is not consistent, like it is loose. It looks like the numbered plate fits in that inner ring, but I need to remove the needle to get the number plate off to put back into the inner ring. I have seen some pry off the needle then press it back on, are they all that way? Thank you for your help.
Hola Ig soy de Ecuador excelente las explicaciones que enseña en las reparaciones de los relojes (dial) si explicará en español para entenderle mejor le agradezco infinitamente le saluda Marcos Velasco
Great demonstration. Enjoyed watching you work again.
Thanks for the positive comment
The only bad thing is I could only fix three of them
The others had bodies that were riveted together and I wasn’t going that far is the drill out rivets
And one of them had a broken threaded shaft
Thank you
Ray
@@shopandmath still, fixing three was pretty cool.
@@compassprecision the other 3 were just a pile of parts whan finished
My experience with fixing them, they were dropped and slightly bent the plunger rod. But as these were $8 indicators, that I would buy by the half dozen, attempting to get them straight and the action smooth, was not worth the frustration of their hanging up when needed. I see they are $13USD currently on eBay, for the 25mm/1" travel. It's a good video to show those that have not had one opened to see some of what is in them. The backlash mechanism is of real interest.
Also I've had the springs get loose when they are dropped, and have had good luck fixing those.
I agree with you
some times the juice is not worth the squeeze
I did learn a few things and would feel more comfortable taking apart a better quality indicator
I am gathering up cheep finger indicators now
thank you for taking the time to comment
Ray
This guy deserves more subscribers
Thank you for the nice comment much appreciated
Ray
Having had many employees & kids & wife, I've had to develop an interest in fixing things. Mostly power tools. So often the fix is simple and obvious. Often nothing more than clean and lube. For those that actually need repair having a lathe and mill makes it possible to fix lots of things. The high cost of taking it to a repair shop makes it a throwaway for most people. Even if you can't fix it, you get to see how it works. Over time manufacturing has changed with new methods to cut costs, sometimes even make it better.
I could not agree with you more
and some of the cheaper tool can not be taken apart due to ultra sonic welding of plastic parts
thank you for taking the time to comment
Ray
my brown & sharp MB216 the face won't move like the one you have, so I can't zero it. I didn't see what it took to fix it and how the front comes apart. I removed the two black rings and removed the lens but not sure what to do from there.
before taking it apart, did you try cleaning the front face with a soft wire brush in case there’s a small chip or particle of dirt wedged in the rotating face
And did you use a small amount of lube a light oil in case it’s binding?
Hopefully this helps unless I have the unit in front of me. It is difficult to diagnose.
Thank you for your question
Ray
@@shopandmath Thank you very much for responding. I did clean the rings and lens, The outer ring turn freely and it rotates an inner ring that fits into a notch in the outer ring. The number plate turns but it is not consistent, like it is loose. It looks like the numbered plate fits in that inner ring, but I need to remove the needle to get the number plate off to put back into the inner ring. I have seen some pry off the needle then press it back on, are they all that way? Thank you for your help.
Hola Ig soy de Ecuador excelente las explicaciones que enseña en las reparaciones de los relojes (dial) si explicará en español para entenderle mejor le agradezco infinitamente le saluda Marcos Velasco
NOT GOOD AUDIO
will try to improve
Ray