Accusize Industrial Tools Z Axis Zero Setting 0-0.125'' by 0.0005'', 2'' Height Magnetic, 2124-2001

I've had mine for a couple years now. It came in a little wooden box (instead of plastic) when I got it as a birthday present 2 or 3 years ago. I zero it with a 1-2-3 block periodically and it has always been accurate to less than 0.001". Not professional machine shop quality, but for the prototyping work I do, plenty accurate. A little awkward to use on the lathe due to the weight as I most often work in aluminum, stainless, brass, and plastic. Magnet doesn't help me out there. It does work though. I machine a lot of calibration weights that have to be within +/- 0.1 gm. Most of the machining is done on a CNC mill as the weights are contoured at the top with a slot for hanging and engraved on both sides with the company logo and mass value. I machine them a little long and then check them on a mass comparator. I use the theoretical mass from CAD to calculate how much mass is removed per 0.0005". That has worked well for me. Anyhow, once I know the mass, I can calculate how much to trim off the flat bottom. Chuck them up in the lathe, use the zero setting tool to get my work offset and then cut. Working on the CNC mill with this guy is super easy since I have gravity in my favor or the steel vise. Used it to set all my tool offsets. Way faster and more accurate than the "paper" method. Gotta say I love mine.

Got this a month ago and works great,Makes tool set up much faster ,Can get them within .0001 ,no damage to finish surface ect. Be gentle with your precision tools and they will work for years,Stay sharp!

I was worried about how inexpensive it is, and the dial on the side didn't make much sense... but you use 'test' mode to set the indicator's zero position, then 'use' mode unlocks the full range of travel. This protects the device if you overshoot when moving down, so you don't crush the indicator or damage your bit, a nice feature.It's a really great tool, and it consistently with my VMC's DRO, so I assume it's good enough for what I'm working on.

Garbage. Not graduated in half thousandth. The outside of dial spins so if bumped no longer gives a true 2" reading. The mag isn't very strong, will fall off if using in a lathe.

The media could not be loaded. I've been using this non stop since it's arrived. I have found it very accurate. I'm coming from using shims, and this thing is worth its weight. It's saved me a lot of time.The magnets are not strong at all, it will not hold itself up if used in a 90 degree application, but that is not an issue for me.

Works great. Much quicker way to find zeros on tools.

Not sure why they chose to make each tick .005. That was confusing AF to start with. But when you are at 5, you have gone down five .0005 increments. Weird, but whatever. Needs to get cleaned out as it is kind of sticky, but after that it is fairly decent.Another thing is that if you want to zero the gauge to the pins so you can set a probe z height to the correct offset, you cant. They are not level. so you can use a flat end to zero the dial gauge to the pins.

This indicator works fine. The only issue I had with it was the way the dial is numbered. It technically tells you that each graduation is .0005”, but it’s easy to overlook that detail. Each rotation which is marked 50 on the face is .025”(50 .0005” steps). Luckily when I tagged my Z height to the 0 on the first rotation and set my Z to +2.2 I caught it before my tool went .100” too far into the part. Other than that minor issue, it’s a really handy tool.