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Hi All,

Slowly working on a WBX rebuild. Anyone who has read my thread on it will know that I'm no engineer. However I am going to do this and already have had a lot of help from the forum.

I have nearly finished stripping an old DJ much of which is beyond repair but not all. When I've finished cleaning I am going to have to do some measuring hence this post. Does anyone have any advice about good makes of micrometer and other measuring equipment and where to buy? I guess that I will need to measure pistons, liners, journals and cam lobes so will need both internal and external measurements.

Or would it be better as a one off to go to an engineer to get everything measured up?

As ever all advice gratefully received...

Pete

To buy decent internal and external measuring equipment is gonna cost you a "pooh" load of money you also need a set of standards so you know they are calibrated. If I was closer to you I would borrow all the gear from work and measure it for you. Best bet find an engineering shop down your way and ask nicely

Dazco wrote:To buy decent internal and external measuring equipment is gonna cost you a "pooh" load of money you also need a set of standards so you know they are calibrated. If I was closer to you I would borrow all the gear from work and measure it for you. Best bet find an engineering shop down your way and ask nicely

Cheers Dazco. I know an engineering shop nearby so will go that route - sound advice.

Yes,thats the best bet, i work in an engineering workshop but i am too far away.
Hope its going ok,i am cleaning bits up and hunting around for parts and thinking about whats good and whats scrap.
Cheers

If you shop around you can get a digital vernier for less than £20, that should be good enough for checking basic dimensions. I used to do the calibration where I worked and it was cheaper to buy new digital verniers than to have the slip gauges calibrated every year for checking them. When it comes to making accurate measurements the best tools in the world will still give the wrong results if they're not used properly.