Re: How to use a micrometer screw gauge

Date: Wed May 3 16:23:12 2000
Posted By: John Dreher, Staff Astronomer, SETI Institute
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 957194818.Eg

Message:


Place the wire between the two faces of the micrometer, then use
the knob to move the faces together until they (gently but
firmly) contact the wire.  Reading the gauge is a bit trickier
but is described, with pictures, at:
  
http://deepcnet.usi.edu/engintech/machasst/meastool/readmic.htm

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