GAGE BLOCK CLAMP

THE BALL BAR IS SUCH AN OUTSTANDING DEVICE FOR C.M.M. EVALUATION THAT WE OFTEN IGNORE THE ANSI B89.4.1 REQUIREMENT THAT A GAGE BLOCK MUST ALSO BE MEASURED FOR A COMPLETE CALIBRATION (EVALUATION).

THE PROBLEM OF HOW TO HOLD THE GAGE BLOCK AND HOW TO PRESENT THE GAGE BLOCK IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IS SOLVED BY USING OUR “GAGE BLOCK CLAMP,” OUR PART# GC-2

THE OLD TECHNIQUE OF USING TWO SEPARATE STANDS, ONE TO HOLD THE GAGE BLOCKS AND ONE TO HOLD THE BALL BAR, WAS CUMBERSOME AND EXPENSIVE.

THE GAGE BLOCK CLAMP SOLVES THIS PROBLEM IN A VERY COMPACT AND INEXPENSIVE WAY.

THE DESIGN OF THE GAGE BOCK CLAMP CONSISTS OF A RIGID BLOCK OF METAL THAT IS MACHINED TO HOLD TWO GAGE BLOCKS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE TWO GAGE BLOCKS USED ARE USUALLY THREE INCHES ( 3.0”, 76.2 MM) AND FOUR INCHES LONG ( 4.0”, 101.2 MM).

EACH GAGE BLOCK IS HELD IN POSITION BY TWO THUMB SCREWS. THIS GAGE BLOCK CLAMP IS UNIVERSAL IN THAT IT WILL HOLD EITHER STANDARD RECTANGLE OR SQUARE GAGE BLOCK.

THE HANDLE THAT IS USED TO HOLD THIS BLOCK OF METAL RIGIDLY TO OUR STANDARD HEAVY DUTY STAND OR ANCHOR SYSTEM (SEE OUR LITERATURE) CONSISTS OF ONE OF OUR STANDARD OFF THE SHELF ADJUSTABLE BALL BAR TUBES. THIS RIGID THREE QUARTER INCH ( ¾, 0.75”, 19 MM) DIAMETER TUBE HAS A STANDARD FIVE SIXTEENTH OF AN INCH DIAMETER ( 5/16”, 0.3125”, 7.937 MM ) NATIONAL COARSE THREADED HOLE IN EACH END. THESE THREADED HOLES PROVIDE A SIMPLE, RIGID, METHOD FOR ATTACHING THE BLOCK OF METAL THAT FORMS OUR GAGE BLOCK CLAMPING DEVICE.

THE THREE QUARTER INCH ( ¾”, 0.75”, 19.05 MM) DIAMETER HANDLE OF THE GAGE BLOCK CLAMPING DEVICE WILL FIT DIRECTLY INTO OUR STANDARD BALL BAR CLAMP (OUR PART # FS1-BB) OR OUR DUAL BALL BAR CLAMP (OUR PART # FS2-BB).

TO ADD EVEN MORE VERSATILITY AND ECONOMY TO THIS DEVICE, A PAIR OF ADJUSTABLE BALL BAR BALLS (OUR PART # ABB-PB-100) MAY BE ATTACHED, ONE TO THE END OF THE GAGE BLOCK CLAMP, AND ONE TO THE END OF THE ADJUSTABLE BALL BAR. THIS WILL TURN THE BALL BAR CLAMP INTO A FULLY FUNCTIONING BALL BAR.