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Old 13 Nov 2019, 16:41 (Ref:3940433)   #942
JAFA851
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JAFA851 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by Casper View Post
There are dial gauges and dial gauges which read even more accurately over a very short range. A tool maker will explain the differences for you. Any generic 1/2" dial gauge has not got the resolution to measure very small amounts and 1 thou is not a small amount when it cones down to it. A digital instrument suffers more resolution loss than a mechanical one but some are better than others. Digital in this scenario is not good enough because of the resolution loss, gee sheep stations are on the line here.
Oh FINALLY someone that understands the finer details. Well done that man, said the toolmaker and machinist.
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