Engravers Depth Gauge??

[Southern Custom]

Odd little tool I found. Apparently for measuring correct depth for tone on plates. Anyone ever see one of these?? I have this odd tool fetish even if they are obsolete and of no use.

 

[JJ Roberts]

I spent 42 years in the printing trade and never saw a gauge like that,your gauge was used mainly by plate makers for letter press printing.Your gauge is obsolete most printing to day is done offset.It could be used for checking depth for inlays. J.J.

 

[mitch]

might be kinda cool to have for measuring background removal depth.

 

[Tira]

Thanks for posting it. I never knew it existed before, but it is cool. I'm with Mitch. It wouldn't change what I'm doing, but it would be kind of cool to know what certain projects characteristics are.

 

[sam]

I'm highly scientific when it comes to describing engraving depth. I tell people mine is "about yay deep".

Cool tool. I've seen depth gauges before, but not for the printing industry.

 

[j.c.]

These tools are not obsolete or useless.

They were not meant as a tool for the “handengravingâ€￾ trade as it is thought of here, nor for the printing trade per se.

They were made as a tool for the engravers/etchers/plate makers that made the actual printing plates.

j.c.

 

[monk]

i think sams' way is far more exact. less chance for error.

 

[sam]

i think sams' way is far more exact. less chance for error.

Thanks monkster

 

[DDick]

Very useful to measure the depth of golf club score lines.

 

[Southern Custom]

I was thinking it might be nice for measuring the depth of the worry lines on my brow while cutting my latest project!

 

[kcooper225]

I believe this to be a great gauge. I have been looking for a depth gauge. The way I want to use this is to keep the same depth of engraving when I am repeating a job. I have had a customer who has remarked that the engraving seems to be at different depths on repeat jobs. Now I have to find someone who sells this gauge. Thanks for the info.