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One of the most commonly asked questions we get at Gaging.com besides “Do you have it in stock?” is “What is the accuracy of the gage?”

Often times a customer will simply mount his or her indicator/probe into comparator stand, set zero and start taking measurements.

mage Front to Back: Eric Maillard, Sales Director Trimos, Chris Yost, Co-Owner, VP Gaging.com

A common need in road paving operations is the ability to measure the crown of the road while the surface is being laid. The crown is basically a slight bulge in the center of the road to ensure that rain water drains off on either side instead of pooling on the road surface and creating a driving hazard.

A frequently asked question we receive at Gaging.com is: "What type of certification is offered for thread gages?" Normally gage manufacturers today (PMC Mercury, Hemco, Vermont Gage, Meyer Gage) offer three types of certifications for thread gages

Differential leveling is often misunderstood and made more complicated than necessary. It is essentially as easy as A-B and critical to high precision straightness (line) or flatness (surface) measurements. Keep in mind when we talk of straightness or flatness we are not talking about the angle the surface is sitting at compared to the center of Earth’s gravity. While it is better to have the surface as “level” as possible before conducting a flatness measurement for several reasons, it is not the same thing as flatness. Flatness is concerned with the overall error (usually expressed as a height) from the lowest to highest point of the measured surface.

Another Eastec Show has come and gone and this one was a big success for us. It was great meeting new customers and talking to our existing ones too! Seeing our suppliers and opening up some potential new product lines was another great benefit of the Eastec Show this year.

At Gaging.com electronic gages now far outsell their analog/vernier counterparts. From time to time we still hear the old timers opine about how great their old school gages are but there is no denying the accuracy, speed and ease of use of a modern digital gage. Digital micrometers, Digital Calipers, Digital Bore Gages, Digital Levels, they are all here to stay but they did have a modest start. The first generation of digital gages had very little protection when it came to environmental or shop contaminates.

The recovering economy has forced manufacturers to reduce their workforce and steamline their manufacturing processes. CMM's are not as quick as a bore gage and plug gages lack the accuracy needed! The bore gage (being a perfect mix of speed and accuracy) is the perfect solution for bore measurements.

The Dial Test Indicator is one of the most popular and most commonly misused measuring tools. The fact that the test indicator’s contact point moves in an arc instead of a straight displacement is the root of the problem. An issue known as cosine error occurs when the contact point is not parallel with the surface to be measured.