How to read and use a Micrometer...the right way

How to read and use a Micrometer...the right way | [FREE LESSON]

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When building performance engines the micrometer is just 1 of the specialist tools you'll need to learn how to use correctly and it is a tool that some novices and professionals alike often struggle with.
Today we're going to use a vernier micrometer but the knowledge will also be applicable to your standard micrometer as well.
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@hpa101 6 жыл бұрын

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@755hp 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is the definition of clear and concise presentations! Brilliant

@Vgk36 8 ай бұрын

I'm in aircraft maintenance school and this block has all these tools. Great video!!! Thanks

@MrCornholios 6 жыл бұрын

I was 16 when i learn how to read this tool and others in my 4 year mechanic apprenticeship. Was a bit confusing at first time :)

@jacobpereira7045 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you this was very useful 🤙🏼

@stephencregorykelley9850 6 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the refresher!!!

@hpa101 6 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it =) - Taz.

@ashc5728 6 жыл бұрын

great video guys, very clear instruction

@hpa101 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you enjoyed it Ash! We'll have another one coming out on a different tool in a few weeks for you =) - Taz.

@AndrewG2.0 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thank you. I don't use micrometers very often and always forget how to read them.

@BedsitBob 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was like riding a bike?

@vonstarr6738 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!! You’re a Wizard

@ashantighania225 Ай бұрын

Thank you! Also, my boss thanks you so, he won’t have to keep explaining this technique to me!

@boostismagic 6 жыл бұрын

Love your channel brother!

@hpa101 6 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying it! - Taz.

@user-mr5ye1rb4n 3 жыл бұрын

I use old instruments of the Soviet Union. Chinese ones are sometimes very inaccurate. Perhaps now they have improved in quality.When measuring, it is probably advisable not to warm the micrometer bracket with your hands, since the values change 0.001mm

@adamm2716 6 жыл бұрын

lol andre that thumbnail looks like your pointing with a joint... still love ya man

@hpa101 6 жыл бұрын

Honest it's a pen! 🍁don't smoke and measure. - Ben

@gaveonduffus52 Жыл бұрын

What if the sleeve stopped at the 3? Would the second written measurement be 0.000?

@Limeayy 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks great way to remember. You are on point with what your talking about than my instructors. They'll just have you give it a go or a demonstration with the ticks on the micrometer and you'll figure it out on your own. It's like if you see a pattern you'll figure it out. Btw note. you spells micrometer wrong for the title. lol

@hpa101 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lime, ahh you are right, fixed :) Thanks. - Ben

@Perumet 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what brand these are? Just bought an expensive set of Mac Tools micrometers and they're literally exactly the same... just says "Mac" on the black label instead of the range -_-

@FightingSportsMedia 3 жыл бұрын

lol his set were chinese, probably about $150. Sorry man.

@Perumet 3 жыл бұрын

@@FightingSportsMedia all good, I got them used for $100 so still a win

@BedsitBob 2 жыл бұрын

2:25 I think you mean the resolution?

@ivanrybkin9384 3 жыл бұрын

sorry, there are some clear errors in the way you use it, especially holding it, it meant to be thermally equilibrated both tool and measured piece, as holding it tight with your hand heats up the outside part of the micrometer, causing it to stretch and read incorrectly. also the reason for black pieces pop plastic on its sides are not just to stamp the brand/make, but actually insulated holding g point so you transmit as little heat as possible to the metal body.

@tangles01 6 жыл бұрын

I always have to write it down to get the reading... If I don't I get lost lol. Once I have a baseline though if measuring a crank for example I then only write down the last didget in most cases.

@jonathanrogers9961 2 жыл бұрын

A bit long winded. But good instructions

@hpa101 2 жыл бұрын

We do our best to be succinct but it is easier with some topics than others. Cheers for the support 😎 - Taz.

@OskarasNauseda 5 жыл бұрын

i can read micrometers better then calipers

@lfn3311 2 жыл бұрын

i know this is old thread, but i gotta let all know that when it comes to cheap/or any chinese made mics, you get what you pay for... i started with china-made mics in the beginning.... they seemed "off" to me. i didnt have confidence ib the china-mic inaccuracy/repeatability. i finally dished out for Mituyoyo mic's. all china mic's went to the dump after that. Ridiculously inaccurate and repeatable every time!

@hpa101 2 жыл бұрын

We've had both terrible and awesome tools out of China. If you are going to buy them, you just need to check and be sure what you have is going to do the job you have it for. You should do the same no matter how much you spend on tools or where they are from to be fair. 'Trust but verify' is a quote we think has a lot of value in this respect and many others - Taz.

@EppingForest304 6 жыл бұрын

Inches? Is Australia not metric...

@hpa101 6 жыл бұрын

We are from New Zealand 🐑. But yes we use the metric system here too. When you are building engines you will want to know how to use both metric and imperial. - Ben

@tangles01 6 жыл бұрын

Having recently bought a set for my build, I can tell you finding a set in metric is bloody hard. I could find them but at the very bottom end of the quality range with 5 micron accuracy... I ended up up biting the bulled for a mid range set 0.0001". At the far end of the cost range were digital ones which measured both.

@BedsitBob 2 жыл бұрын

According to Curtis, at Cutting Edge Engineering, they use bananas. 😁