Cyclopedia of mechanical engineering; a general reference work. Editor-in-chief Howard Monroe Raymond. Assisted by a corps of mechanical engineers, technical experts, and designers of the highest professional standing (1908)
American School (Chicago, Ill.), Raymond, Howard Monroe · Chicago American Technical Society · leaf 31
which dividerscan he opened is generally aljout equal to tlie length of the leg.For distances above ten inches, tramind jwints, diagram, Fig. 18,are convenient. They consist of hardened steel points attachedto metal sockets, and can be used on rods of any length. Onepoint may have a spring… … Fie. 18. sharp points, caliper legs are bent and have blunt points. As dis-tances are to be measured both outside and inside of solid bodies,we have outside and inside calipers. The legs of outside calipershave a large curvature so that the calipers may be passed overcylinders of their greatest…
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