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Re: measuring cyl. taper & compressor. tip

To: Roger Garnett <rwg1@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: measuring cyl. taper & compressor. tip
From: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@netscape.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 08:19:15 -0700
Roger Garnett wrote:
> 
> thomas walter x5955 writes:
> 
> > MEASURING CYLINDER BORE TAPER:
> >
> > Noticed a cylinder bore gauge -> 2"-6" range for $180.00
> > other ways to measure for taper and out of roundness?
> 
> > Other thought was to use a set of telescopic gauges's, and then
> > use feeler gauges to check for any clearance.
> 
> T-Guages will work- you can them use a dial/digital caliper or mics to measure
> the T-guage. Certainly harder, and more prone to error than a direct reading
> bore guage, but a whole bunch cheaper too.

Just keep looking for the Rutland sales catalogs.  About every other 
catalog they have the bore gages on sale for under $100, usually
about $75.



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