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Jasper Janssen
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On 14 Dec 2005 15:25:47 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>does the dial gauge suffer from the drag? or TPIAW, do gauges wear out
>from this rotating "abuse"?
It's not abuse, dial gauges are routinely used to move along surfaces. The
reason for the wooden dowel is that the dial gauge would scratch the rim,
not to save the gauge.
I suspect that in the really high-volume applications they'd use a
precision ball bearing, but I very much doubt even an LBS would be able to
wear out this $13 gauge, and if they do, they've made enough profit to
afford a new one.
Jasper
>does the dial gauge suffer from the drag? or TPIAW, do gauges wear out
>from this rotating "abuse"?
It's not abuse, dial gauges are routinely used to move along surfaces. The
reason for the wooden dowel is that the dial gauge would scratch the rim,
not to save the gauge.
I suspect that in the really high-volume applications they'd use a
precision ball bearing, but I very much doubt even an LBS would be able to
wear out this $13 gauge, and if they do, they've made enough profit to
afford a new one.
Jasper