Quality Gaging Tips Book

Section A Indicators

Dial Versus Digital Indicators Jan-92 2

Test Indicators Vs Dial Indicators Feb-95 3

Less Is More With One-Rev Indicators Oct-94 5

One "Special"-To Go Feb-92 6

Tight, Clean And Dry: Keeping Your Dial Indicator Running Right Oct-91 8

When Indicators Go Both Ways Apr-98 9

Electrical Limit Switches: Not New, But Tried And True Jul-00 11

Going To Extremes Jan-00 12

Dial Comparators Bridge The Resolution Gap Feb-00 14

Dial Indicators Are On Every Good Team's Bench Mar-01 15

Reverse Polarity: Countering Your Clockwise Indicator Apr-03 17

Indicator Troubleshooting And Repair Mar-05 18

Section B Basics of Measurement

Gaging Accuracy: Getting Ready One Step At A Time Mar-92 22

Gage Accuracy Runs Hot And Cold Jul-91 23

What Do You Mean By Accuracy Apr-91 24

Measuring Versus Gaging May-96 25

Commonly Asked Questions: Picking The Right Gage And Master Feb-93 27

What Kind Of Gage Do You Need? A Baker's Dozen Factors To Consider Dec-95 29

Gaging IDs And ODs Apr-95 31

Gage Contacts: Get The Point? May-95 33

A Physical Check-Up For Gages Oct-96 35

Squeezing More Accuracy From A Gaging Situation Aug-96 36

The Real Dirt About Gaging May-91 38

Gage Layout Is Up To The User Mar-95 39

Stage It To Gage It Jun-97 40

Fixtures Are A Common Source Of Gaging Error Aug-91 42

Gaging Accuracy Is Spelled S-W-I-P-E Apr-92 43

Central Intelligence Jul-98 44

Take A Stand Sep-98 46

Perfect Gaging In An Imperfect World Oct-99 48

Tired Of Bickering Over Part Specs? Standardize The Measurement Process May-00 49

Starting From Zero Apr-00 50

It Don't Mean A Thing If It's Got That Spring Oct-00 52

The EnemiesList: Nine Causes Of Error In Precision Gaging Jan-06 53

Say Hello To Mr Abbe, Mr Hooke, And Mr Hertz May-02 54

A Different Differential Aug-02 56

Another Way To Square It Up Jan-03 57

Where The Rubber Meets The Road-A Probing Look At Probes Nov-03 59

Dimensional Collateral: Do Two Sines Equal A Cosine? Oct-03 61

Getting My Stars Aligned Aug-03 63

Plate Gages 4 To 5, You'll Get It Right May-04 65

TIR Versus Concentricity For Coaxiality Apr-05 66

Speeding And Gaging Don't Mix Jun-05 68

Section C Surface

Start To Finish May-94 72

Rx For Ra Measurements Jul-94 73

Look Into My Stylii: Care Of Surface Finish Gage Contacts Mar-98 75

Measuring Roughness With Buttons And Donuts Nov-98 77

Surface Texture From Ra To Rz Nov-02 78

Searching For The Perfect, Identical Waves Feb-04 80

Hardness Testing And Surface Variation Jul-05 81

Section D Electronics

Amplifiers: More Than Just Readout Devices Dec-94 84

It's An Analog World Apr-97 85

Three Heads Are Better Than One Jan-97 87

Electronic Gaging Basics May-98 89

Gaging By Computer Dec-98 91

Electronic Height Gages May-99 92

Section E Calibration

Calibrating Gages: Your Place Or Mine Sep-94 96

Mastering For ID's And OD's Jun-96 98

Control Thy Gages Nov-97 99

Gaging And Mastering Uncertainty Jun-94 102

What's So Accurate About Uncertainty? Dec-04 103

GR&R Measures More Than Just The Gage Oct-93 104

What's Wrong With This Picture? Sep-00 106

With Master Rings And Engagements, Size Matters Jan-04 107

Section F Holes

Economical Choice Of Bore Gage Depends Upon Your Application Jun-91 110

Measuring Deep Holes Nov-93 111

Long Range Bore Gages Mar-97 113

Checking Bores For Ovality And Taper Jul-92 114

Measuring Blind Holes And Counterbores Aug-93 115

A Shallow Bore (This Is Not An Autobiography) Oct-98 117

Gaging Countersunk And Chamfered Holes Jul-99 118

Setting Adjustable Bore Gages Aug-05 119

Section G SPC

Gaging For SPC: Keeping It Simple Dec-92 124

Bedrock SQC Feb-96 125

More On Gaging Statistics Mar-96 127

Assessing Gage Stability Mar-99 129

Section H Machine Calibration

Calibrating Machines For Quality Mar-93 132

'Round And 'Round She Goes Jun-95 133

Is Your Machine Square? Oct-95 134

Evaluating Machine Tools With Lasers Apr-96 136

Let's Level Nov-91 137

Using Differential Levels Nov-94 138

Use A Straightedge To Assess Machine Tool Accuracy Aug-95 139

Section I Gage Blocks

Getting Ready For The Microinch Revolution Feb-94 142

The Mechanics Of Millionth Measurements Apr-94 143

Don't Wring Your Hands, Wring Your Gage Blocks May-92 145

Clean It Up And Wring It Dry Jun-92 146

Working With Your Working Gage Blocks Mar-02 147

Gage Block Verification Sep-03 148

New Gage Block Standard-Location Is Everything Jun-04 150

Formulating Sources Of Error In Your Form Measuring System Sep-04 152

Section J Geometry

The Shape Of Things To Come Jan-93 156

Roundness Gaging-Approximately Jan-94 157

Circular Geometry Gaging Means More Than Roundness Sep-97 159

Geometry Gaging Part I Jul-97 161

Geometry Gaging Part II: Four Methods Of Measuring Out-Of-Roundness Aug-97 163

Air Rings, CMMs And Supermikes Dec-93 164

Section K Air

You Won't Err With Air Sep-01 168

Flexibility Of Air Gaging Oct-92 169

Air Is Free, But Not Carefree Sep-92 171

Air Gaging For Itty-Bitty Holes Jan-98 172

Choosing The Right Air Gage May-97 174

Checking For Centralization And Balance Errors Aug-99 175

The 3 D's Of Straightness Plugs Sep-02 177

Sliced Bread And The Limits Of Air Gaging Dec-02 178

Advances In Air Gaging May-03 180

Section L Automatic

Process Control Gaging Nov-96 184

Automated Gaging Feb-97 185

Machine Compensation Nov-99 187

Semi-Automatics-The In-Between Gages Feb-02 188

Section M Hand Tools

OD Gaging Can Be A Snap Jun-93 192

Using Adjustable Snap Gages Jul-93 193

Inspecting Multiple Diameters Oct-97 195

Calipers: Ideal For Measurement On The Go Dec-99 196

Micrometers: Measuring Under The Influence Mar-00 198

"Stylin" With Your Micrometer Dec-00 199

Stacking Up For Big ID's Jul-02 201

Micrometer Accuracy: Drunken Threads And Slip-Sticks Jun-03 202

Evaluating Gaging For The Shop Floor Jul-04 203

Section N Applications

Gaging The "Oddball" Application Jan-95 208

Can't Measure It? Try A Caliper Gage May-93 209

The Versatile Surface Plate Jul-95 211

The Plane Truth About Flatness Sep-95 213

Bar Talk: What's Your Sine? Nov-95 214

Measuring Tapered Parts Jan-96 216

Depth Gages Dec-96 217

Got A Match? Nov-92 219

In The Groove Dec-97 221

"Squeeze" Gaging Dec-91 222

Using And Measuring Precision Balls Aug-94 224

Temperature Compensation Aug-98 225

Inspecting Tapers-Part 1: Certifying The Master Jan-99 227

Inspecting Tapers-Part 2: Toolholder Gaging Apr-99 228

Gaging Distance Between Hole Centers Feb-98 230

Gaging "Relational" Dimensions Feb-99 232

Beyond The Height Gage And Surface Plate Jun-00 233

Deep Thinking About Depth Gages And Their Evolution Aug-00 235

3, 2, 1, Contact Measuring Thickness Nov-00 236

The "Issues" With Height Gages Jan-02 237

An Inside Look At Special Diameters Jul-03 238

Holes Big Enough To Fall Into Aug-01 240

Improving Height Gage Results Mar-04 241

Air Gaging Styrofoam Apr-04 243