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    Gauge blocks (also known as gage blocks, Johansson gauges, slip gauges, or Jo blocks) are a system for producing precision lengths. The individual gauge...
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  • especially earrings Gauge block, a metal or ceramic block of precisely known dimension, used in measuring Sight glass, also known as a water gauge, for measuring...
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    interchangeable with other gauge pieces (obtained from a set of pin type gauge blocks) and a body that uses the collet principle to hold the gauges firmly. To use...
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    A micrometer, sometimes known as a micrometer screw gauge, is a device incorporating a calibrated screw widely used for accurate measurement of components...
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  • In science and engineering, a dimensional gauge or simply gauge is a device used to make measurements or to display certain dimensional information. A...
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    the funnel and ice or snow may collect in the gauge, blocking subsequent rain. To alleviate this, a gauge may be equipped with an automatic electric heater...
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    inventor and scientist. Johansson invented the gauge block set, also known as "Jo Blocks" ("Johansson gauge blocks"). He was granted his first Swedish patent...
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    higher standards. An example of a standard would be gauge blocks for length. A gauge block is a block of metal or ceramic with two opposing faces ground...
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    snap gauge usually has a C-shaped frame with the aperture(s) at the opening of the "C". Snap gauges may be machined and ground out of a single block of...
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  • free dictionary. Wringing may refer to: Wringing (gauge blocks), the temporary attachment of gauge blocks to each other Wringer, a device that extracts liquid...
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