One thing you have to always keep in mind when using a dial indicator is the angle that it shapes to the surface must be 90°. In other words, the plunger and the surface being measured must be perpendicular. This angle is important in order to obtain correct measurement results and prevent cosine error. Though … Read more
A digital dial indicator or commonly referred to the digital indicator is the electronic type of dial indicator. When people demand speed, a digital indicator excels it. Instead of calculating the two scales, a digital indicator shows the reading on the screen which lets you quickly know the measurement result. You don’t need to manually … Read more
Dial bore gauge allows you to measure the internal diameter of a cylinder hole with better speed and accuracy. As the name suggests, it comes with a dial indicator to display the reading in real-time. The long shaft lets you reach the internal diameter down the deeper area. Since it’s used to measure the hole’s … Read more
An altimeter is an instrument to measure altitude; the vertical distance between the altimeter and mean sea level. Please remember that altitude, elevation, and height are different. Altimeters can come in a watch (altimeter watch). This model is appropriate to use for hiking, mountain climbing, etc. This watch can be also equipped with a GPS … Read more
Accuracy and simplicity are two priority things in metalworking. And that’s why designers and engineers use varieties of measuring tools in workshops. There are a lot of tools we might need to design our complete model. And thus, we are here to summarize each of the tools we might need in metalworking workshops. In each … Read more
Vernier caliper is a type of caliper that makes use of the vernier scale to measure length, width, outside diameter, inside diameter, depth, and step. This vernier scale enables you to read in a resolution of 0.001″/0.02mm. It is commonly designed for a maximum measuring range of 6″ range. But you can also find the longer … Read more
Reading a dial indicator means calculating or interpreting the value shown by the scales. The calculation or interpretation results in an easy-to-understand number. Basically, reading a dial indicator is easy. All you have to do is simply adding the reading value of the inner scale and the outer scale. Inner Reading + Outer Reading = … Read more
How to know that the dial indicator is always in proper condition? We can opt to perform a dial indicator calibration to analyze whether the dial indicator is in a good condition or not. Calibration is a process where the measured values compare the standard value and find the tolerance range. In this process, a … Read more
When buying a dial indicator, it’s vital to know some types of dial indicators. One of the advantages of recognizing them is to prevent picking one that is not suitable for you. If you are new in this case, this post should be one of your priorities to read first. Before you read further, make … Read more
A micrometer is a precision measuring instrument that gives you a chance to measure down to a 0.00005″ (0.001 mm) resolution. That being said, it gives you a significantly better resolution rather than using a caliper that has a typical 0.001″ resolution be it vernier, dial, or digital caliper. In addition to its advantage, the … Read more