How to Use Digital Calipers to Measure Objects

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Digital calipers are amazing tools for measuring objects in the real world. They can measure depth, outside dimensions, interior dimensions and step dimensions. They are an indispensable tool for 3D modeling, design, engineering, Machining and any other related field.
0:00 Introduction
0:18 Calibration
0:36 Caliper Measurement Tools
1:02 Measure Outside Dimensions
1:28 Measure Interior Dimensions
1:46 Measure Depth
2:01 Step Measurements
2:41 Comparative Measurements
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@troyc333 Жыл бұрын

Great simple explanation of how to use the basic features of digital calipers.

@WhatMakeArt Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

@CostlyFiddle 10 ай бұрын

great tutorial, to the point with no fluff. I had no idea about the step measure ability before watching this and have been struggling to get certain measurements. Thanks for the video and welcome to my algorithm!

@WhatMakeArt 10 ай бұрын

Yeah the step measurement on the calipers is super handy, I didn't know about it for the longest time either until someone showed me too

@DethronerX 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! There were a few things I didn't know, but now I do!

@WhatMakeArt 10 ай бұрын

Always new stuff to learn 👍

@nyashapatrick1589 5 күн бұрын

Very informative information

@WhatMakeArt 5 күн бұрын

Glad it helped 📐📏⛏️

@JPG747 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, great video, bought one to help set up my guitars, takes the guesswork out of bridge heights etc..

@WhatMakeArt Жыл бұрын

Great use for digital calipers 🎸📏

@satindollyxx 2 жыл бұрын

i am surprisingly using this for my science revision. this helped so much! finally clear on a certain concept:)

@WhatMakeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

@torque6389 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you!

@WhatMakeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

@Tenetri Жыл бұрын

I want to make my fiance a pen holder that attaches to her journal. I didn't know how to take measurements, and I learned a lot more! Thanks so much for the video!

@WhatMakeArt Жыл бұрын

That's a great use for digital calipers, hope the pen holder works out well

@ScarTalon 5 ай бұрын

this was very helpful, thank you!

@WhatMakeArt 5 ай бұрын

Glad it helped 📏📐

@nataliejohnson7379 2 жыл бұрын

great video. thank you

@WhatMakeArt 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@Brappbruhclassic 2 ай бұрын

I’m a tool and die technician and this is my daily tool cool simple tool in my opinion ✌🏼

@WhatMakeArt 2 ай бұрын

Digital calipers are amazing tools ⚙️

@damrgee8279 Жыл бұрын

A full semester in a few minutes thank you very much

@WhatMakeArt Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

@georgejones1841 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the knowledge on digital caliper's

@WhatMakeArt Жыл бұрын

Happy measuring 👍

@shinwonderboy Ай бұрын

i was wondering what the little jaws on the outside were for, i would have never guessed on my own that they were for interior measurements 😅 thanks for the simple explanation/demonstration! i really appreciate people like you who upload how-to videos for items other people might not think need one.

@WhatMakeArt Ай бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

@alexhetherington8028 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Can you explain to me what the resolution and accuracy readings mean on the back and how to use them ?

@WhatMakeArt 2 жыл бұрын

"Calipers may read to a resolution of 0.01 mm or 0.0005 in, but accuracy may not be better than about ±0.02 mm or 0.001 in for 150 mm (6 in) calipers, and worse for longer one." Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Comparison

@birphon 3 ай бұрын

Wonderfully amazing video! I even learnt how to open and close them by watching this video LOL I was always holding one end and then pulling/pushing on the digital reader cause i was confused at what the spinny thing did as i tried a lot of was to use and it was like it was "locked" but no, twas being dumb about it XD Off to measure all these electrical comps so I can learn to CAD up a box to house them all

@WhatMakeArt 3 ай бұрын

Sometimes it's the simplest things 👍

@lkmanzana4137 11 ай бұрын

You saved my life bro 🙏🏽🗿

@WhatMakeArt 11 ай бұрын

Time to measure everything with digital calipers 👍

@BedsitBob 8 ай бұрын

Before zeroing (not calibrating) the calliper, you should open the jaws, wipe them of any dirt, dust etc., and reclose them. Anything on the faces of the jaws, is going to affect the zero, and hence the accuracy of the readings.

@WhatMakeArt 8 ай бұрын

Great tip, thanks for sharing with everyone

@andrewerohin2459 3 ай бұрын

Since I'm not very familiar with this tool, I felt kinda stupid trying to figure out how to switch between outside and inside measurements. Only after measuring with the ruler I found that inner and outer jaws are set the way that the gap between both has similar size=)

@WhatMakeArt 3 ай бұрын

It's not initially obvious, glad you figured it out👍

@nabilanuzhatmoin5392 11 ай бұрын

everything is well explained. please add how to take the reading of the measurement and the unit of the reading.

@WhatMakeArt 11 ай бұрын

Since this is a digital calipers, you just need to read the numbers to take a reading, for the units, you can press the button and it will generally change between metric and inches, some digital calipers also do fractions as well.

@nabilanuzhatmoin5392 11 ай бұрын

@@WhatMakeArt Thank you so much. Could you please explain how to determine the Vernier constant/Least Count in a digital Vernier Scale?

7 ай бұрын

@WhatMakeArt i plan to buy this caliper. do you recommend it? thanks.

@WhatMakeArt 7 ай бұрын

Seems to work fine, most digital calipers will serve you well, be careful, you might find yourself measuring everything

@ChozoSR388 6 ай бұрын

I had no clue about the step gauge, and hadn't really thhought to use the zero button to facilitate comparative measurements, but that makes total sense! Thank you!

@WhatMakeArt 6 ай бұрын

I didn't know about the step gauge for a long time too

@ralphconnell8163 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Silly Q.. but what is the 'Origin button for?'

@WhatMakeArt 2 жыл бұрын

The origin button changes the zero point, for example if you press it with the jaws open then it will read as zero at that point rather than when the jaws are closed You can use this to do simple math, measure something, press the origin button, then measure something else, The difference in size will be the reading on the digital calipers

@RationalSaneThinker 4 ай бұрын

It sets the baseline for relative measurements. It's equivalent to the Tare button on digital scales. You can use it for additive and subtractive measurements. And it's also used to recalibrate the calipers to 0 in case it gets misaligned.

@AB-vp9mi 9 ай бұрын

Had no frigging idea about step gauge.

@WhatMakeArt 9 ай бұрын

Very useful

@Famousfornow1 6 ай бұрын

Came her for the step gauge! Thanks!

@DougAlesUSA 3 ай бұрын

If you took a pipe and made the ID larger than the OD would the hole be on the outside?

@WhatMakeArt 3 ай бұрын

You can simulate this effect by dropping a solid steel bar in the ocean, then the water flows through the ID on the outside

@DougAlesUSA 3 ай бұрын

@@WhatMakeArt I like where you are going with this.

@WhatMakeArt 3 ай бұрын

🌊

@simbad909 Жыл бұрын

✔️

@WhatMakeArt Жыл бұрын

👍

@curiousassortment 6 ай бұрын

I am very interested in calipers and how to get accurate measurement of watch crystals. Experts recommend taking a few measurements to be sure. But if the arms of the caliper can only measure the diameter, then why aren't all the measurements exactly the same? (This question is because I am having difficulty with using the calipers.) Thanks!

@WhatMakeArt 6 ай бұрын

Yes, it's best to take a few measurements with calipers and then take an average, if you look at the video, there's other things you can measure besides diameter, such as offset and depth

@RationalSaneThinker 4 ай бұрын

There are imperfections in the manufacturing of watches and crystals so the size may not be exactly the same throughout the item. And when measuring outer diameters, you cannot be sure that you have the farthest points at both end. We're talking about resolutions of 1/100th of an inch for cheap digital calipers (mine was $3!) or up to 5/10,000th of an inch for expensive ones, e.g. Mitutoyo.

@testchannelone6616 4 ай бұрын

Thanks @@RationalSaneThinker

@WhyAliasIdontNeedOne 11 ай бұрын

But how do I ensure I am holding the calipers perpendicular?

@WhatMakeArt 11 ай бұрын

Do your best to make sure the jaws are flat and resting on the surface

@WhyAliasIdontNeedOne 11 ай бұрын

@@WhatMakeArt That is imprecise

@humiii2832 9 ай бұрын

In which unit it measure the lenght?

@WhatMakeArt 9 ай бұрын

mm and inches

@RationalSaneThinker 4 ай бұрын

You can switch between millimetres and inches. Some also have the option to show the measurements in fractions.

@Feenix102 11 ай бұрын

What does it mean when you get a minus value?

@WhatMakeArt 11 ай бұрын

Either the digital calipers need to be re zeroed or you are using the memory function of the calipers to make a measurement difference. Easiest way to reset the calipers is to make sure the jaws are clean, close them all the way, press the zero button, and then measure something that has a known size to see if it's accurate

@Feenix102 11 ай бұрын

@@WhatMakeArt Cool. Yeah, I think what happened was I zeroed them before they were completely closed so logically when closing them it would give the minus error. Thankyou. :o)

@RationalSaneThinker 4 ай бұрын

If you're comparing two objects, it means that the second measurement is shorter than the first. In other words, you closed the jaws when taking the second measurement.