dial caliper and indicator accuracy?
08-01-06 | 03:33 AM
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dial caliper and indicator accuracy?
Would a dial caliper and dial indicator that reads to 0.001 inches be good enough to use in the inspection of parts for a rebuild?
08-01-06 | 08:55 AM
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Yes, your not going to find specs more then .001 and you'd be hard pressed and spend LOTSA money on a caliper or dial indicator that reads past 1,000th of an inch (BTW, 0.001 is one thousand of an inch). A straight edge would be another good tool to have amongst other tools to have.
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08-01-06 | 07:05 PM
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Remember, just because it's got 1 thou PRECISION, doesn't mean it's ACCURATE to 1 thou. There was a good article in GRM a while ago about measurment devices and calibrating them. A guy built his motor and it killed itself shortly afterwards due to his dial caliper amongst other measurement tools, being innaccurate.
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