MICRO CALIPER

MICRO CALIPER

Thursday, October 14, 2010

PARTS OF MICRO CALIPER
Placing the object:
  1. Place the object flush against the backing and between the movable piece of the vice/caliper.
  2. Turn the handle of the micro-caliper clockwise until object is secure. Be careful not to break the object. You will notice that you cannot tighten beyond a certain point after which the handle begins to turn without tightening.
Reading the Micro-caliper:
  1. There are two sets of markings, those that run vertically (on the inner piece) and those that run horizontally (on the outer handle piece). 
  2. The vertical markings represent the whole and half millimeter measurements.
  3. The horizontal markings represent the fraction of the millimeter to the hundredths place.
  4. Below is a sample reading:

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