How to Install a Dial Gauge to a Magnetic Stand
- 1). Place the magnetic base on the metal surface where you want to use the dial gauge. Note, the magnetic base will not adhere to stainless steel, aluminum or non-ferrous metal.
- 2). Turn the knob on the base to activate the magnet. It will "stick" to the metal surface.
- 3). Screw a mounting arm into the top of the magnetic base. The arm is a rod threaded at one end. A magnetic base should have two arms --- one that threads into the base and another that can be attached to the base arm with a clamp that allows the second arm to slide up and down on the base arm. The clamp also allows the second arm to slide along the clamp.
- 4). Mount the dial gauge onto the mounting arm you are going to use. There is a mounting hole on the back of the gauge that attaches to a mounting clamp. The clamp has a threaded stud on it that fits in the hole on the back of the gauge. A threaded knob holds the gauge on the stud. The clamp slides onto the mounting arm and is held in place with a setscrew.
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