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Danielson Spindle Jig.
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:26 pm
by Pep C Strebeck
The ad that Mark Chaffin has in the Classifieds for the Spindle Arms made me think of this:
Has anyone seen one of these out in the wild, or might have one that they would be willing to share some photos of? With a price of $45.00 when new, I am sure that not many of these were bought.
Re: Danielson Spindle Jig.
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:52 am
by Jerry VanOoteghem
Yes, $45.00. I bet you could buy a case of brand new spindle arms for $45 back then. That doesn't straighten the arm. It's just a gauge. It doesn't even check for bends to the spindle arm that would affect toe-in. It only checks for parallelism and skewed centerlines between the kingpin and the tie rod end. Too easy to check the spindle arm alignment by other, simple methods without that device. Cool though!
Re: Danielson Spindle Jig.
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:01 am
by Adam
My IXL connecting rod aligner from the 1920’s has the same capability.
Re: Danielson Spindle Jig.
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:01 am
by BRENT in 10-uh-C
Adam wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:01 am
My IXL connecting rod aligner from the 1920’s has the same capability.
Good point. Likely even more easily done on a surface plate (-or even a Mill table) using two sets of ground 1-2-3 Blocks, a couple pieces of precision ground bar, and a Mic. (-or Calipers).
Re: Danielson Spindle Jig.
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:17 am
by Jerry VanOoteghem
BRENT in 10-uh-C wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:01 am
Adam wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:01 am
My IXL connecting rod aligner from the 1920’s has the same capability.
Good point. Likely even more easily done on a surface plate (-or even a Mill table) using two sets of ground 1-2-3 Blocks, a couple pieces of precision ground bar, and a Mic. (-or Calipers).
EXACTLY!!!