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