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How To Use Vernier Caliper For Measurement

The document provides instructions for how to use a vernier caliper to accurately measure objects. It explains that the outside jaws are used to measure external diameters, while the inside jaws measure internal diameters. It also describes how to position the caliper and read the measurement by looking at the main and vernier scales to determine measurements to two decimal places in millimeters.

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How To Use Vernier Caliper For Measurement

The document provides instructions for how to use a vernier caliper to accurately measure objects. It explains that the outside jaws are used to measure external diameters, while the inside jaws measure internal diameters. It also describes how to position the caliper and read the measurement by looking at the main and vernier scales to determine measurements to two decimal places in millimeters.

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How to use Vernier Caliper for Measurement

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D F H C

A. Outside jaws = used to measure external diameter/ width of an object. B. Inside jaws = used to measure internal gaps/ internal diameters of an object. C. Depth probe = extendable, used to measure depths of an object or a hole or liquid. D. Metric scale = gives measurements of up to one decimal place. (mm) E. Inch scale = gives measurements in fraction. (inches) F. Vernier scale gives measurements up to two decimal places. (mm) G. Vernier scale gives measurements in fractions. (inches) H. Knob = Used to allow the easy movement of the jaws. I. Screw clamp = used to lock the position of the vernier scale.

Procedure: 1. Make sure that whatever you are measuring is clean and has no burrs on the edges. 2. Open the jaws of the caliper and position them on both sides of the piece you are measuring. 3. In order to measure an objects width, the object is simply placed between the calipers two jaws. 4. The knob is then moved until the object is pressed tightly between the jaws. 5. Push the jaws firmly against the workpiece. 6. If you are measuring something with a round cross section, make sure that the axis of the object is perpendicular to the caliper. This is necessary to ensure that you are measuring the full diameter and not merely a chord. 7. Lock the clamp screw, so that the jaws dont move and the instrument can be moved without disturbing the reading. 8. Ignore the top scale, which is calibrated in inches. 9. Use the bottom scale, which is in metric units.

How to read the measured value: 1. Read the millimetre mark on the fixed scale to the left of the 0-mark on the vernier scale. (10mm on the fixed caliper)

2. Find the millimetre mark on the fixed scale that is just to the left of the 0- mark on the vernier scale. (6mm on the fixed caliper)

3. Look along the ten marks on the vernier scale and the millimetre marks on the adjacent fixed scale, until you find the two that most nearly line up. (0.25mm on the vernier scale).

4. To get the correct reading, simply add this found digit to your previous reading. (10mm + 6mm + 0.25mm = 16.25mm)

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