A couple of years ago we published a look at precision measurement tools, in particular vernier calipers and micrometer screw gauges. It featured a look at how they work and how they’re used ...
As one does I found myself browsing, one thing led to another, and I bought a micrometer screw gauge. While micrometers are pretty expensive devices, reflecting their high precision engineering ...
A simple, fairly accurate, and easily-made apparatus of the micrometer form may be constructed as follows: Get a common iron or brass bolt about y of an inch in diameter and about 2% inches long ...