OMG!!! what have I started here???
1.)Yes Rent a' Bums is not a very professional way to say Temps.
2.) Yes my comapny is not hot on spending money on Digital Mic's. When temp's walk off the job with them or drop them. it's kinda hard to get replacements bought.
3.) When we are compairing to...
Thank you for your Post....I found the info the starrett site. I am just a Humble Quality Control Rep. just following order. We Require All Employees to Use Vernier Micrometer, its just a policy that we have. We need to measure to the tenth and Rent A' Bums is all we seem to get, either do to...
You can buy equipment that will measure the Thread gage in house. Pretty simple set up and all you will need is a Micrometer and the thread attachments that go on it. Here is a link a site that we use. http://www.threadcheck.com/
This will be much more cost effective than sending them out.
The 3...
I will add my 2 cents. Calibrate them all!!! With Iso or QS you can never be too safe. With Tapes and Steel Rulers you can do them in house with calibrated gage blocks. Gage Pins and Block should be sent out once a yr (unless not used much then 2-3 yrs). Gage pins and block used every day should...
Does anyone know where on the web I can find a test or reading mats for vernier micrometers. We always seem to get temps that do not understand how to read these. I would love to have some sort of Testing for them before i let them loose in the shop. And the use of digital is not an option.
