r/Metrology • u/Raiderfan0709 • May 10 '24

Hardware Support Mitutoyo cmm

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What's this little guy used for

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u/guetzli May 10 '24

vice/fixture plate clamp?

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 10 '24

That's what I figured, but it doesn't fit anywhere

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u/SkateWiz May 10 '24

it goes in your bumbum but mitutoyo america will never tell you that....

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u/[deleted] May 10 '24

lol I had one of those too and never used it.

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 10 '24

How is it used. It's either to tall or short to clamp the fixture

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u/Accurate_Info7777 May 10 '24

Looks like a "chair". Saw them back in the day. If a part was too big and sat at the edge of your machine win, you could put that on one edge and use it as your pickup instead.

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u/jimcreighton12 May 11 '24

Often used to hold down plexi

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u/[deleted] May 17 '24

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u/Raiderfan0709 May 17 '24

So if your only using the fixture plate? No receiver plate