Abstract: The present invention provides a convenient, efficient apparatus and method for aligning a workpiece with the cutting plane of a machine tool that is convenient and efficient. The apparatus comprises a spring-loaded device for aligning a workpiece with the cutting point of the spindle of a milling machine, which further comprises a dial indicator held in a movable block. The dial indicator is used to measure the desired difference in indicator readings between the front and back of a workpiece. To position the workpiece an operator pushes down on the indicator to contact the workpiece and slides it back and forth across the workpiece, which may be titled to obtain the desired difference in indicator reading between front and back.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 5, 1994
Date of Patent:
July 9, 1996
Assignee:
DCM Tech, Inc.
Inventors:
Gerald P. Lawson, Thomas A. Ryan, Gary R. Puetz