Introduction of vernier caliper

Instructions on use

  • The Vernier caliper is an extremely precise measuring instrument; the reading error is 1/20 mm = 0.05 mm.
  • Close the jaws lightly on the object to be measured.
  • If you are measuring something with a round cross section, make sure that the axis of the object is perpendicular to the caliper. This is necessary to ensure that you are measuring the full diameter and not merely a chord.
  • Ignore the top scale, which is calibrated in inches.
  • Use the bottom scale, which is in metric units.
  • Notice that there is a fixed scale and a sliding scale.
  • The boldface numbers on the fixed scale are centimeters.
  • The tick marks on the fixed scale between the boldface numbers are millimeters.
  • There are ten tick marks on the sliding scale. The left-most tick mark on the sliding scale will let you read from the fixed scale the number of whole millimeters that the jaws are opened.

The Vernier Caliper is a precision instrument that can be used to measure internal and external distances extremely accurately. The example shown below is a manual caliper. Measurements are interpreted from the scale by the user. This is more difficult than using a digital vernier caliper which has an LCD digital display on which the reading appears. The manual version has both an imperial and metric scale Gauge Blocks .
Manually operated vernier calipers can still be bought and remain popular because they are much cheaper than the digital version. Also, the digital version requires a small battery whereas the manual version does not need any power source.

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