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What will be the reading of this vernier calliper?
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In summary, the reading of the vernier caliper is determined by aligning the main scale and the vernier scale to find the precise measurement. The main scale provides the whole units, while the vernier scale offers fractional parts, allowing for accurate readings down to a fraction of a millimeter or inch, depending on the caliper's specifications.
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Baluncore
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That is not a vernier caliper, it is a dial caliper.
If you zeroed the dial before the reading, it reads 6.34 mm.
It is very close to 1/4" = 6.35 mm.
Each mark on the bar is one millimetre. The reading is just over six.
The dial turns once every two millimetres.
The even millimetre zero is at the top of the dial.
The odd millimetre zero is at the bottom of the dial.
If you zeroed the dial before the reading, it reads 6.34 mm.
It is very close to 1/4" = 6.35 mm.
Each mark on the bar is one millimetre. The reading is just over six.
The dial turns once every two millimetres.
The even millimetre zero is at the top of the dial.
The odd millimetre zero is at the bottom of the dial.
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so 6 on main scale and 0.34 on dial . on main scale i am seeing cm scaleBaluncore said:
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Baluncore
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That appears to be subdivided into 1 mm divisions.Micheal_Leo said:
The 5 mm mark is slightly longer, as will be the 10 mm marks.
If the 10 mm multiples are marked 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 ... then it is in centimetres.
If the marks are 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 ... then it is in millimetres.
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got it thank you so 6.34cmBaluncore said:
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That measured distance is less that 1 cm (10 mm), so it can’t be that value.Micheal_Leo said:
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No, it's 6.34mm. No instrument, however accurate, is useful without the user's common wisdom, sorry to be so blunt.Micheal_Leo said:
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It should be second nature to check the likelyhood of ones first reading. A factor of ten in measurement error should scream at the user. Using a twist drill of known size is an easy way - anyone with a calliper is sure to also have some twist drills; you don't need anything as posh as a feeler gauge.apostolosdt said:
Playing with measuring tools is a good habit to acquire; constant re-assurance about the sizes of things is bread and butter for a machinist (of any skill level).
My ex wife (a teacher) recounted the announcement at a sports day that the "Boys' 100mm race is about to start". ~We all knock PE teachers but . . .