Dial Gauges

[Dicky]

Can anybody out there give me some advice on dial gauges? I have been looking at various types, some meteric, some imperial. Reading my table saw books, they recomend a tolerance of 1/1000 of an inch for arbour run out, but what is that in meteric?
Cheers guys,
Dicky

 

[sooty]

Google comes up with this

25.4 µm — 1/1000th inch, commonly referred to as 1 mil in the US and 1 thou in the UK

Hope it helps

 

[jasonB]

its about 0.0254mm, most gauges will have metric divisions of 0.01mm.

You could get a digital one which will give the results in both but it's nor really worth the cost, you can pick up a dial one & magnetic holder for about £25.00.

Jason

 

[Dicky]

Thanks for the info.
Jason, where can I get one for £25?

 

[jasonB]

Maybe not as small and refined as some of the Verdict ones but will do for what you want, Gauge £9.95, base £14.51. Link should take you to the page, if not then goto sections, measuring eqip, dial gauges.

http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/Chro ... ses_9.html

Jason

 

[Dicky]

Thanks Jason, much appreciated.

 

[jasonB]

No problem, just remember that the magnetic base is only any good if you have cast iron tables :!:

Jason