Chapter IV

MEASURING AND LAYOUT

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Use of Vernier Caliper
Vernier Caliper can
be used to measure
diameter, thickness
very accurately.

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Different Parts of Vernier
Caliper

Main
Depth
Scale
Gauge
Inside
jaws

VernierS
cale

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Measuring Internal Diameter
Use the inside jaws
of the caliper as
shown

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Measuring External Diameter
Use the outside jaws of the
caliper as shown

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Measuring Depth of a Hole
Use the depth
gauge of the caliper
as shown

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 Reading the Vernier Scale
Read the 0 position of
the vernier scale on the
main scale to get a rough
reading.
Rough reading = 18mm

Look along the vernier scale

until one of the vernier division
coincides with the main scale
Accurate reading =
18.46mm0.01 mm
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Exercise
What is the reading in the caliper shown?
Please click on one of the following answer.

A. 3.51cm

B. 3.57cm 3 4

C. 3.62cm 3.5

D. 3.642cm
0 5 10
E. 3.67cm

overlap
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 Solution
Read the 0 position of the vernier
scale on the main scale to get a
rough reading.
Rough reading = 3.6cm
Look along the vernier scale until
one of the vernier division 3 4
coincides with the main scale
Accurate reading =
3.67cm0.005cm

0 5 10

overlap
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Micrometer
Most engineering work has to be measured to much greater accuracy
than it is possible to achieve with a rule, even when aided by the use
of calipers. To achieve this greater precision, measuring equipment
of greater accuracy and sensitivity has to be used. One of the most
familiar measuring instruments used in engineering workshops is the
micrometer. The constructional details of a typical micrometer are
shown in Fig..

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 Inside Micrometer
Caliper

Depth Gage Micrometer

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 METRIC MICROMETER
The figure below shows a 0.01-millimeter outside metric
micrometer
Note: The thimble has a scale that is divided into 50 parts.
One revolution of the thimble moves 0.5 millimeter on the
barrel side. A movement of one graduation on the thimble
equals 1/50 of 0.5 millimeter along the barrel

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 METRIC VERNIER MICROMETER

The figure below shows a flattened view of a metric vernier

micrometer
Reading a metric vernier micrometer is the same as reading a
0.01mm micrometer except for the addition of reading the vernier
scale. The vernier scale consists of five divisions. Each division
equals one-fifth of a thimble division, or 0.002 millimeter

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Examples

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