{"id":7289,"date":"2025-10-11T21:10:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T20:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7289"},"modified":"2025-10-11T21:10:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T20:10:33","slug":"lathe-tool-height-gauge-made-from-an-old-scribing-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7289","title":{"rendered":"Lathe Tool Height Gauge &#8211; Made from an old Scribing block"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those with long memories may remember this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-Out99999-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-Out99999-812x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-Out99999-812x1024.jpg 812w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-Out99999-238x300.jpg 238w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-Out99999-768x968.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-Out99999-1218x1536.jpg 1218w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-Out99999-1624x2048.jpg 1624w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-Out99999-scaled.jpg 2031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scribing block<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I bought it along with a number of other hand tools which I have subsequently restored over the last year. But I actually bought the job lot on the basis of it containing this. My idea was to make a lathe Tool Height Setting Gauge from it loosely based on the GH Thomas example which is marketed as a kit by Hemingway Kits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fellow parish councillor recently gave me a few pieces of steel one of which was perfect for making the two height setting arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-2-466x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7291\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-2-466x1024.jpg 466w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-2-136x300.jpg 136w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-2-768x1688.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-2-699x1536.jpg 699w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-2-932x2048.jpg 932w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-2-scaled.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lathe Tool Height Gauge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-1-459x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7292\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-1-459x1024.jpg 459w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-1-135x300.jpg 135w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-1-768x1712.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-1-689x1536.jpg 689w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-1-919x2048.jpg 919w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-1-scaled.jpg 1148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lathe Tool Height Gauge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-453x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7293\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-453x1024.jpg 453w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-133x300.jpg 133w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-768x1737.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-679x1536.jpg 679w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-905x2048.jpg 905w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lathe-Tool-Height-Gauge-scaled.jpg 1132w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lathe Tool Height Gauge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have a second &#8216;arm&#8217; partially made which I will finish off at some point. Finished off with a nice nickel silver thumb screw it works perfectly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those with long memories may remember this. I bought it along with a number of other hand tools which I have subsequently restored over the last year. But I actually bought the job lot on the basis of it containing &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7289\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-machine-tools","category-tips-n-tricks"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7294,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7289\/revisions\/7294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}