Saw Blade Inspection Equipment

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Back Clearance Angle	Precision protractor
Bolt (Pin) Holes (diameter of holes)	Set of pin gauges, or caliper
Bore	Bore gauge set, Mitutoyo #511-164
Bolt Circle Diameter	6" to 8" dial caliper
Brazing	10 X lens
Concentricity	Test Arbor, Dial Indicator
Diameter (Outside)	Large caliper
Diameter Of Slot Relief Hole	Set of pin gauges or caliper
Face Outset (Carbide)	Dial Caliper
Finish	Surface roughness analyzer (Gould Surfanalyzer #7100)
Flatness	Test Arbor, dial indicator
Gullet Area	Trace gullet on 1/8" graph paper, count the squares that are over 1/2 full,
	divide the total by 64 to get sq-in.
Gullet Profile	Compare to sample
Hardness	Rockwell Hardness tester ("C" scale for steel, "A" for carbide)
Height Above Back (Carbide)	Dial Caliper
Hook Angle	Precision Protractor
Kerf	1" C-type micrometer
Length Of (Carbide) Tips	6" Dial Caliper
Pitch	6" Dial Caliper
Radial Clearance Angle	0-1" micrometer w/pointed anvils
Runout	Test Arbor, dial indicator
Side Clearance	Side Clearance Gauge
Spline	Inside micrometer or caliper, size depends on spline
Tangential Clearance Angle	0-1" micrometer w/pointed anvils
Thickness (Saw Plate/Carbide)	1" C-type micrometer Starrett #216 FL-1
Top Clearance Angle	Precision Protractor