Patent ID: 7069666
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: B23Q,G01B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for determining an angular relationship between a spindle of a machine tool and a work holding surface, the apparatus comprising: a. a body having a lower side; b. a reference surface defined by said lower side of said body, said reference surface being integral to said body; c. a shank, said shank having a shank axis, said shank being configured to be mounted to the spindle of the machine tool; d. a first gauge, said first gauge being mounted to said body, said first gauge having a first measurement axis generally parallel to and in a spaced-apart relation to said shank axis, said first gauge having a first range of measurement along said first measurement axis; e. a reference point operably connected to said lower side of said body, said reference point being in a spaced-apart relationship to said first gauge, said reference point defining a measurement plane perpendicular to said shank axis.