Laser micrometers are capable of measuring outside diameter for mechanical engineering and machining purposes. Within the micrometer is a transmitting unit responsible for emitting a laser beam that ...

Face it, high-performance cars are extremely precise machines with very tight tolerances. In order to build a high-performance engine, you must be able to measure those clearances. Cars are not like ...

'It's a tough call. If you only plan on ever building one or two engines in your life, it's difficult to justify spending big dollars on specialty engine tools like a micrometer and a dial-bore gauge.

The capability of a vernier or digital caliper depends on the accuracy of the scale. A caliper's design, rigidity of the beam, squareness and parallelism of the jaws to the scale, and general ...