Cheapest reliable optical tool presetter for tiny tools?

[mhajicek]

What's the cheapest way to get into a reliable optical tool presetter for tiny tools, barring getting super lucky at an auction? Cutters range from 3/8" down to .005". I understand I'll probably need to make or have made an adapter for my ISO-20 holders.

Thanks

 

[mhajicek]

Hmm, I may have an answer to my own question. I could make something to hold the toolholders on my toolscope, with a reference on the taper. Calibrate it with a tool of known length.

 

[CarbideBob]

30 dollar USB microscope mounted on a digital height gauge. yes toy will need a mounting block.

 

[Booze Daily]

Comparator? You’re probably gonna need one eventually.

 

[mhajicek]

30 dollar USB microscope mounted on a digital height gauge. yes toy will need a mounting block.

Know of a good one with a reticle?

 

[CarbideBob]

They almost all come with software that will do a cross hair overlay.
Looked for a mount block to go on the plate and my lord..... These used to be a couple of hundred bucks max. for a precision taper ground into a block of steel.

 

[moonlight machine]

I know about a barely used one, 40 taper, I can get a brand tommorow. it will probably be pretty cheap.