I see where John's two Parallel bars that he uses in his videos are of metal. And he states that they are made to be the same.
My question is how High should they be 1/2" 3/4" or what and also why can't you use 3/4" wood cut from the same piece of wood??? Is it that curture to be that accurate??
Mr. John Hall's Parallel Bars
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Re: Mr. John Hall's Parallel Bars
mine are 5/8 in high and I used these as a machinist in the old days Yes you can use plywood as long at it is reasonably flat
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Re: Mr. John Hall's Parallel Bars
If you wvant steel ones, there are any number of sources and prices. High precision sets can cost several hundred dollars, which would be pointless for this use. Most parallels tend to be fairly thin, 1/8" or 1/4", which you probably don't want either. You can get 1/2" thuck ones, but they asren't as common.
I'd be inclined to make a pair out of some very hard dense wood, lignum vitie maybe.
I'd be inclined to make a pair out of some very hard dense wood, lignum vitie maybe.
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Re: Mr. John Hall's Parallel Bars
not really parallels are used in machine setup and tool making to assure that what you are doing is square and even
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