{"id":9739,"date":"2020-10-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.misumiusa.com\/?p=9739"},"modified":"2023-03-23T12:25:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T17:25:20","slug":"7-fun-things-to-measure-with-calipers-plus-measuring-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/7-fun-things-to-measure-with-calipers-plus-measuring-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Fun Things to Measure with Calipers Plus Measuring Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Selecting calipers and using them properly can be a daunting task for any engineer so we developed this list of items to help practice measuring with them, they just so happen to be fun. There are a variety of calipers in quality and length. Be sure to check out the product line of Mitutoyo calipers on our website now<\/a>. For this post, we will be using digital calipers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mitutoyo Calipers are awesome!<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

First, let\u2019s breakdown the parts of a digital caliper. The parts of a caliper will depend on the brand and type of caliper. Below is the anatomy of Mitutoyo\u2019s ABSOLUTE Zero calipers.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second, the proper way to measure is by using the Thumb Roller item 11. The thumb roller allows for the ease of movement of the slider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thumb Roller<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Third, zero out! Bring your measuring faces to a full close and use the ZERO\/ABS button to create your origin. The origin can change depending on what your are measuring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ZERO\/ABS Button<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Now on to 7 fun things to measure and measuring tips!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 <\/strong>Check the Accuracy of the diameter of a linear shaft<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first item we will measure using the outside measuring faces is a MISUMI Linear Shaft<\/a>. You can check the tolerance accuracy of the outer diameter surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip:<\/strong> Quality check items received from manufacturers or manufactured in house to pass tolerance standards with calipers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 \u2013 <\/strong>Check the depth of the wax of a candle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tip:<\/strong> Make sure that the edge of the caliper is on a level surface for proper reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 \u2013 <\/strong>Check The Diameter of the Lead of a Mechanical Pencil
Engineers can be very picky with their lead diameter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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0.7 mm diameter lead<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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0.69 mm diameter reading<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

4 \u2013 <\/strong>It\u2019s Fall! Measure the Length of a Pumpkin
Tip:<\/strong> Measuring things larger in diameter or length can help you get used to handling the calipers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5 \u2013 <\/strong>Inner Diameter Measurement of the Bore of a Timing Pulley
Tip:<\/strong> Use the inside measuring faces (item 3) to measure inner diameters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6 \u2013<\/strong> Wanna know how much coffee?
Coffee is life and many engineers depend on it. Measure the outer diameter of your coffee mug as good practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip:<\/strong> There are various lengths of calipers available depending on your measuring needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7 \u2013 <\/strong>Unidentified Screw in the house or lab? No problem.
Use calipers to narrow down what diameter and length of that screw is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip:<\/strong> Digital calipers can assist in determining measurements of parts<\/a> that have no identifications or listed on a bill of materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have we piqued your interest in calipers? There are many measuring tools that Mitutoyo<\/a> manufactures, be sure to check them out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Selecting calipers and using them properly can be a daunting task for any engineer so we developed this list of items to help practice measuring with them, they just so happen to be fun. There are a variety of calipers in quality and length. Be sure to check out the product line of Mitutoyo calipers on our website now. For […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":9773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[1136],"tags":[959,965,960,961],"aioseo_notices":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9739"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9739"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11663,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9739\/revisions\/11663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}