Tooke® Gage Body Transplants
“We can rebuild him. We have the technology.
We can make him better than he was.
Better, stronger, faster.“
We can make him better than he was.
Better, stronger, faster.“
(–Quote from "The Bionic Man" TV show)
(Well-okay-so, your gauge won't actually be made
stronger and faster, but it will certainly be better.)
Does your Tooke® Gage look like
either of these?
It can look like this!
Update your Tooke Gage by having your scope put into a new body with new (and a few better-designed) parts to replace your current gauge body. This surgery … er … procedure requires an old-style microscope in a Tooke Gage body. Either OG214 plastic body or OG212 metal body can be chosen.
Your microscope has to look like this:
But it can’t look like these:
- “Universal” scope The current “universal” scope (below left) can be replaced under the Scope Swap program with a new custom-designed, custom-manufactured Dual-Measure scope.
- “Unconverted” scope The decades-old “unconverted” scope (below right) cannot be swapped out in the swap program because it can't be modified for use in a new Tooke Gage body. (The old OG232 round/cylindrical laboratory Tooke Gage scope also cannot be modified for re-use.)
Dual-Measure reticle: drawing and photo
Body Transplant Details
Move your Dual-Measure scope or your old-style English or metric scope into a new body.
- Your old scope will be disassembled and the reticle and eyepiece lenses (if they need it) will be cleaned (RE1112 Disassemble and clean scope: regular price: $79)
- Your cleaned scope will be installed in a new blue-anodized body with new fittings; or in a new black plastic body with new fittings. (Note: new fittings do not include replacing a damaged or missing switch plate or bottom contact. If those are damaged or inoperable, they will be provided at an extra cost. )
- Your old cutting tips (if you send any in) will be moved to the new body. (Please note that new tips are not included in a body transplant.)
- Your upgraded Tooke Gage will be returned in a new plastic carry case with spares (part # OG200-case: regular price $39): LED bulb, wrench, indelible marker, two batteries, and a technical data sheet. (You can also print the data sheet from this website.)
Note: All scopes are validated against NIST-traceable gage blocks before release to customers. With a Body Transplant you can get a calibration with a certificate (RE1113 Evaluate, calibrate (OEM) and certify scope optics: regular price $135) for a discounted price of $65.
Documentation
- The Technical Data Sheet for the OG212 and OG214 Tooke Gage is available to be printed on 8-1/2-by-11-inch and A4-sized paper.
- A detailed explanation of the geometry of the Tooke Gage called “
Measuring: the Geometry of the Tooke Gage”
is available.
A (slightly pained) comment (by an overly fastidious, if there is such a thing, technical editor) about spelling:
In the American coatings industry, the word gauge is usually spelled “gage.” Because the Tooke® Gage is – and always
has been – known by this spelling, I have used that spelling in the proper name of the gauge, but not elsewhere.
In the American coatings industry, the word gauge is usually spelled “gage.” Because the Tooke® Gage is – and always
has been – known by this spelling, I have used that spelling in the proper name of the gauge, but not elsewhere.
