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Common length-measuring instruments

Author: Bernard SCHATZ

Publication date: September 10, 1997 | Lire en français

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    3. Vertical Meters

    Vertical measuring devices are widely used instruments. Unlike hand-held instruments, which are self-sufficient when it comes to taking measurements, vertical gauges require a reference plane to take measurements. Whatever the type, they are always used in conjunction with a marble to take measurements along a vertical axis, normal to the marble. They can be used to measure height, thickness, depth, internal or external diameter, depending on the configuration of the associated measuring probe.

    3.1 Trusquins

    • Principles and description

      The term "trusquin" is used to designate both tracing and measuring instruments. The trusquin is a sliding instrument. It consists of a base resting on three blocks of marble, a...

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