But perhaps more importantly, this is also the cue for an examination of high precision dimensional measurement. So I’ve assembled a collection of micrometers and vernier calipers of varying ...

Of course, there’s also the old machinist’s trick (last item) about zeroing out the calipers after reading the diameter of one of the holes and then measuring the outside-to-outside distance ...

You've no doubt encountered a number of measuring tools in your lifetime. Common tools used for measuring range from the familiar 12-inch wooden ruler that we used in grade school to precision ...

For really precise measuring jobs, there's a vernier caliper that slides out the end of one of the arms. It features two sets of numerical markings, one for full millimeters and one for tenths of ...