A caliper is a tool used to measure the distance between two sides of an object: you can measure, with an accuracy down to 0.01mm, everything that wouldn’t otherwise be easily measurable with any other tools, Even if vernier and dial ones are still very common, nowadays digital calipers have become more popular: this mainly happened …
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How to Read Dial Calipers
Dial calipers are normally used for measuring the thickness of materials and small amounts of movement. They are especially popular for automotive and machining applications. There are two sets of graduations on a dial caliper. The main scale is marked in one-tenth (0.1) inch intervals. The dial is marked in one-hundredth (0.001) inch intervals and …
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