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The Carl Zeiss measuring microscope is a versatile metrology tool. It is used to measure a wide variety of small and medium-sized mechanical parts. It is a hybrid device in which certain measurement operations are done mechanically and others optically. Manufacturing began around the beginning of the 20th century and ceased around the 1980s with the advent of digital technology. This post documents these interesting measuring devices, their accessories, and also provides the manual.

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Carl Zeiss Toolmaker Microscope: History, Tooling, and Manual
This post shows the kind of works that can be done with a Kaiser Piccolo boring head. It includes the usual boring work but also the facing work usind the automatic travel of the head and an example of peg turning. The usual boring head tooling is also reviewed.

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Kaiser Piccolo Howto
The Kaiser Piccolo is an exquisitely made mid sized boring head with boring and automatic facing functions. I got a ISO30 one in a very nice condition together with a bunch of tooling. When tested it performed very fine but I couldn’t switch easily between facing and boring (marked as P and A in the head, maybe for the french «planage» and «alésage»). It needs to be serviced to cope with this jam.

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Kaiser Piccolo Boring Head Repair
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