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--- indicators [2025/10/20 07:17] – created chris_santacroce
+++ indicators [2025/10/24 19:02] (current) – samantha_sullivan
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-**Indicators**
+======Indicators======
+Indicators are Yellow Level Tools and are unlocked after Metal Shop Orientation.
 Our shop is equipped with 2 types of indicators: Dial indicators (also called drop indicators), and Dial Test Indicators (DTI's).
-__General__
+====General====
-  * Indicators are Yellow Tools.
+  * Indicators are used in various ways with magnetic indicator arms, or on the [[surface_plate|Surface Plate]], in conjunction with a [[etalon_height_gauge|Height Gauge]] or a [[surface_gauge|Surface Gauge]].
-  * Indicators are usually used with magnetic indicator arms, or in conjunction with a [[etalon_height_gauge|Height Gauge]] or a [[surface_gauge|Surface Gauge]].
+  * Indicators can also be used on machines, in special holders for either the [[bridgeport_series_1|Mill]] or [[mini_lathe|Lathe]].
-  * Indicators can also be used on machines in special holders for either the [[bridgeport_series_1|Mill]] or [[mini_lathe|Lathe]], as well as the [[surface_plate|Surface Plate]].
   * Indicators can be used to measure height, flatness, parallelism, perpendicularity, and more!
-__Dial Indicators__
+====Dial Indicators====
   * Read in thousandths of an inch (1 division = 0.001", 1 rotation = 0.100")
   * Can be Zeroed by turning the dial face until the Zero aligns with the needle
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   * Can be attached via lug on back, or using a snug on the stem (stem is 3/8" diameter)
-__Dial Test Indicators__
+====Dial Test Indicators====
   * Read in either half-thousandths (1 division = 0.0005"), or ten-thousandths (1 division = 0.0001")
   * Can be Zeroed by turning the dial face until the Zero aligns with the needle
   * Lever arm probe can be positioned as desired
   * Can be attached via dovetails on indicator body, or by attachable stem (2 stems, 5/32" and 3/8")