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30mm Rarden armourers chamber gauge
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Chris 42 RQ
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Neck wear gauge !
Hi charlie many thanks for the pictures-as you say an armourers wear gauge-only ever seen one before for the Rarden.
Many thanks .:tinysmile_eyebrow_t
Hi charlie many thanks for the pictures-as you say an armourers wear gauge-only ever seen one before for the Rarden.
Many thanks .:tinysmile_eyebrow_t
Chris 42 RQ
Well-Known Member
Wear Gauge
The usual format for a wear Gauge is that it has a section called the "GO" , followed by a further section that is called the "NO GO" .
That means a portion of the gauge should fit into the barrell or breech only up to a certain point (that is the "GO" part) if however the gauge goes in even further (usually indicated by a line) then it shows the component to be worn and therefore a "NO GO" situation where the item is usually remedied or scrapped.
Engineers gauges usually look like a weight lifters dumbell with the only detectable difference being determined by a very small measurement of thousandth's of an inch or equivalent in metric.
Sorry if this is not explained very clearly.
The usual format for a wear Gauge is that it has a section called the "GO" , followed by a further section that is called the "NO GO" .
That means a portion of the gauge should fit into the barrell or breech only up to a certain point (that is the "GO" part) if however the gauge goes in even further (usually indicated by a line) then it shows the component to be worn and therefore a "NO GO" situation where the item is usually remedied or scrapped.
Engineers gauges usually look like a weight lifters dumbell with the only detectable difference being determined by a very small measurement of thousandth's of an inch or equivalent in metric.
Sorry if this is not explained very clearly.