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Joe Gorman

18/06/2004 1:04 PM

OT Thickness gage leaf size

I picked up a Starrett 467 thickness gage at the flea market last weekend.
I finally got all the leaves unstuck, not rust, just very old oil. It
matches the decription for the 13 leaf model shown here
http://www.ipsindustrial.com/catalog/pages/K0711.pdf
Why would it have a .0015 leaf instead of .001? I can see how to make
sizes up to .019 and will assume the others but without .001 I can't check
that size. Is is just too thin to include, I notice none of the others go
to .001 either?
Joe


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"Mark L."

in reply to Joe Gorman on 18/06/2004 1:04 PM

18/06/2004 9:51 PM

Use a mic if you want to check dims like .001. A vernier doesn't do a
very good job, unless you keep any slop out of the jaws. Even though a
caliper is quicker, a mic will definitely tell you if a piece is .001 or
.0015. Mark L.

Joe Gorman wrote:

> that's how I found the 4 smallest blades. Guess I'll have to get a dial
> caliper and check all the blades. Rats, forced to buy another tool:-)
> Joe
>
> bowhunter wrote:
>
>> Check to ake sure it isn't stuck to a thicker blade.(It's done that
>> way to
>> prevent bending.)
>>
>> Bowhunter
>>
>>
>

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"bowhunter"

in reply to Joe Gorman on 18/06/2004 1:04 PM

18/06/2004 6:37 PM

Check to ake sure it isn't stuck to a thicker blade.(It's done that way to
prevent bending.)

Bowhunter

JG

Joe Gorman

in reply to Joe Gorman on 18/06/2004 1:04 PM

18/06/2004 3:08 PM

that's how I found the 4 smallest blades. Guess I'll have to get a dial
caliper and check all the blades. Rats, forced to buy another tool:-)
Joe

bowhunter wrote:

> Check to ake sure it isn't stuck to a thicker blade.(It's done that way to
> prevent bending.)
>
> Bowhunter
>
>

IW

"Ian Wheeler"

in reply to Joe Gorman on 18/06/2004 1:04 PM

18/06/2004 5:57 PM

0.0015 is typically the thinest blade in a feeler blade set. It's pretty
thin and very easy to break off; I've always assumed 0.001 would be to weak.

Ian

"Joe Gorman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I picked up a Starrett 467 thickness gage at the flea market last weekend.
> I finally got all the leaves unstuck, not rust, just very old oil. It
> matches the decription for the 13 leaf model shown here
> http://www.ipsindustrial.com/catalog/pages/K0711.pdf
> Why would it have a .0015 leaf instead of .001? I can see how to make
> sizes up to .019 and will assume the others but without .001 I can't check
> that size. Is is just too thin to include, I notice none of the others go
> to .001 either?
> Joe
>


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