It’s important to learn the micrometer body parts. It gives you a clear idea of how to use a micrometer, how to take the reading, and how it works. On this page, you’ll learn several micrometer body parts that you’ll find on a mechanical (vernier) micrometer. 10 Micrometer Parts (Mechanical Model) A typical mechanical micrometer … Read more
The word micrometer itself is a combination of two Greek words. These words are “micros and “metron”, the meaning of micros is small and the meaning of metron is measure, both of them combine to give micrometer its name. William Gascoigne was an astronomer who first invented a micrometric screw while measuring the star in … Read more
A micrometer is one of the linear measuring instruments, provides accuracy down to 1/100 of a millimeter. Even, some of them can reach 1µm accuracy. It’s truly a hand-held tool that you can rely on to measure something very thin or to get more detail about the thickness, length, diameter, and depth of an object. … Read more