THE MAMMOTH GAGE STAND IS DESIGNED AS THE UNIVERSAL FOUNDATION FOR A BROAD ARRAY OF METROLOGY APPLICATIONS. IT CAN BE USED AS A HEAVY DUTY STAND TO HOLD BALL BARS (DUMBBELLS) AND OTHER CALIBRATION DEVICES DURING COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE OR MACHINE TOOL EVALUATION, THE MAMMOTH CAN BE HELD IN AN ABSOLUTELY FIXED POSITION, ON A MACHINE TABLE, BY SIMPLY TIGHTENING THE HAND KNOB ON TOP OF THE MAMMOTHS THREE-INCH DIAMETER POST. THE MAMMOTH GAGE STAND COMBINES A VERY LARGE FOOT PRINT WITH AN EXTREMELY RUGGED 30 POUND (13KG) CAST IRON BASE AND A GIANT THREE INCH (76MM) DIAMETER VERTICAL COLUMN TO CREATE A NEW LEVEL OF RIGIDITY AND STABILITY IN A PORTABLE GAGE STAND. THE THREE-INCH (76MM) DIAMETER VERTICAL COLUMN IS PRECISION GROUND AND HARD COATED. THREE LARGE THREE-QUARTER INCH (19MM) DIAMETER FEET ARE RIGIDLY SCREWED AND GLUED TO THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE RUGGED CAST IRON BASE. THESE THREE FEET ARE HARDENED STAINLESS STEEL THAT ARE PRECISION GROUND AND LAPPED FLAT AND COPLANAR TO PROVIDE THE GREATEST MECHANICAL STABILITY POSSIBLE. FOR ADDED VERSATILITY, A PRECISION DOVETAIL IS MACHINED INTO THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE CAST IRON BASE. THIS WIDE SHALLOW DOVETAIL CAN BE USED TO HOLD ACCESSORIES SUCH AS A STRAIGHT EDGE FOR MAKING VERY ACCURATE SQUARENESS MEASUREMENTS. THIS SAME DOVETAIL WILL HOLD A RUGGED PLATE WITH TWO FEET ATTACHED TO SUPPORT THE MAMMOTH WHEN IT IS LAID DOWN FOR HORIZONTAL MEASURING APPLICATIONS. THE MAMMOTH CAN BE USED TO HOLD A PAIR OF 60-DEGREE CENTERS FOR MEASURING THE CONCENTRICITY AND ROUNDNESS OF SHAFTS ON CENTER. THERE IS A THREE EIGHTHS INCH DIAMETER THREADED HOLE MACHINED IN EACH SIDE OF THE CAST IRON BASE THAT CAN SERVE TO TIE DOWN THE STAND WHEN IT IS USED IN DIFFICULT LOCATIONS. THE MAMMOTH CAN BE USED AS AN INDICATING COMPARATOR GAGE. THERE IS A THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH DIAMETER NATIONAL FINE THREADED HOLE IN THE TOP CENTER OF THE CAST IRON BASE THAT SERVES AS A FINE ADJUSTING SCREW TO SET AN INDICATOR TO ZERO WHEN THE STAND IS USED AS A COMPARATOR GAGE. THE MAMMOTH GAGE STAND MAKES AN EXCELLENT INDICATING HEIGHT TRANSFER GAGE THAT WILL MOVE SMOOTHLY OVER A SURFACE PLATE. THE THREE PRECISION, FLAT LAPPED FEET PROVIDE A KINEMATIC REFERENCE PLANE THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDE MICRO INCH (SUB MICROMETER) MEASURING CAPABILITY. MANY OF THE STANDARD COMPONENTS DEVELOPED FOR USE IN C.M.M. FIXTURE BUILDING AND MODULAR GAGING APPLICATIONS CAN BE ADOPTED FOR USE WITH THE MAMMOTH GAGE STAND. THESE COMBINATIONS WILL ECONOMICALLY SOLVE MANY UNIQUE GAGING PROBLEMS. THE MAMMOTH GAGE STAND IS AVAILABLE IN 14" (356MM) TALL, 24" (610MM) TALL AND 36" (914MM) TALL MODELS AND SPECIAL SIZES WILL BE QUOTED ON REQUEST.