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    The Micrometer: V. Ryan © 2004 - 2009

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    The micrometer is a precision instrument used by engineers to measure objects. It has an anvil face and spindle face that can be adjusted using a rachet, moving them 0.5mm closer with each revolution. An object is placed between the faces and tightened until it is trapped and the rachet makes a clicking sound. The measurement is then read off the scales on the sleeve and thimble, which indicate millimeters and hundredths of a millimeter.

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    The micrometer is a precision instrument used by engineers to measure objects. It has an anvil face and spindle face that can be adjusted using a rachet, moving them 0.5mm closer with each revolution. An object is placed between the faces and tightened until it is trapped and the rachet makes a clicking sound. The measurement is then read off the scales on the sleeve and thimble, which indicate millimeters and hundredths of a millimeter.

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    Yr 9 Physics micrometer and vernier

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    Physics Chp01 Yr 9

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    The micrometer is a precision instrument used by engineers to measure objects. It has an anvil face and spindle face that can be adjusted using a rachet, moving them 0.5mm closer with each revolution. An object is placed between the faces and tightened until it is trapped and the rachet makes a clicking sound. The measurement is then read off the scales on the sleeve and thimble, which indicate millimeters and hundredths of a millimeter.

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    The Micrometer: V. Ryan © 2004 - 2009

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    Twins Leong
    The micrometer is a precision instrument used by engineers to measure objects. It has an anvil face and spindle face that can be adjusted using a rachet, moving them 0.5mm closer with each revolution. An object is placed between the faces and tightened until it is trapped and the rachet makes a clicking sound. The measurement is then read off the scales on the sleeve and thimble, which indicate millimeters and hundredths of a millimeter.

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    THE MICROMETER

    V. Ryan 2004 - 2009

    The micrometer is a precision measuring instrument, used by engineers. Each revolution of the rachet moves the spindle face 0.5mm towards the anvil face. The object to be measured is placed between the anvil face and the spindle face. The rachet is turned clockwise until the object is trapped between these two surfaces and the rachet makes a clicking noise. This means that the rachet cannot be tightened anymore and the measurement can be read.

    EXAMPLE MEASURE READINGS Using the first example seen below: 1. Read the scale on the sleeve. The example clearly shows12 mm divisions. 2. Still reading the scale on the sleeve, a further mm (0.5) measurement can be seen on the bottom half of the scale. The measurement now reads 12.5mm. 3. Finally, the thimble scale shows 16 full divisions (these are hundredths of a mm). The final measurement is 12.5mm + 0.16mm = 12.66

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