The capability of a vernier or digital caliper depends on the accuracy of the scale. A caliper's design, rigidity of the beam, squareness and parallelism of the jaws to the scale, and general ...

I needed a temperature controller module recently, so off I went to Banggood to order one. As one does I found myself browsing, one thing led to another, and I bought a micrometer screw gauge. While ...

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Basic Measurement 101 offers an overview of common gaging and variable inspection tools and methods. Variable inspection provides a specific measurement of a part dimension using common devices such ...

Although old-school machinists typically prefer the mechanical vernier scale on their trusty calipers, many users nowadays buy calipers with a digital readout. These models often come with additional ...