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THE VERNIER CALIPER - MANUAL VERSION | ||||||
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The Vernier Caliper is a precision instrument that
can be used to measure internal and external distances extremely
accurately. The example shown below is a manual caliper. Measurements
are interpreted from the scale by the user. This is more difficult than
using a digital vernier caliper which has an LCD digital display on
which the reading appears. The manual version has both an imperial and
metric scale. |
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PHOTO-REALISTIC IMAGE OF THE VERNIER CALIPER | ||||||
HOW TO READ A MEASUREMENT FROM THE SCALES |
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EXAMPLE 1: The external measurement
(diameter) of a round section piece of steel is measured using a vernier
caliper, metric scale. |
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EXAMPLE 2: (To zoom in to see the scale - right click mouse and select zoom) | ||||||
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