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Starrett DigiChek Height Gage

I won a used 12" Starrett #258 Digi-Chek on ebay for $200. I've never used on of these, but it looks like it's for doing comparative measurements with an indicator. It has what appears to be a stack of

11 gauge blocks fastened to a carrier on a ball slide. The carrier moves up and down with a large diameter micrometer. Can I pull the stack apart to insert a longer gauge block, ie one that sticks out to the front? I'd like to use the 258 with my surface plate to calibrate a dial bore gauge. Starrett shows it being used in this manner on their website, but I don't really want to spend $150 for the special gauge block they show being used.
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oldjag
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You got a great deal if it is in good shape. I would not take it apart. The way to do this is to take a standard 9mm wide rectangular gage block of some even thickness and wring it onto one of the steps so it protrudes.

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anorton

As the steps only protrude ~1/4" or so that did not occur to me. Seemed like a pretty small area to wring a gage block to, but I'll give it a try.

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oldjag

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