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Section A : Indicators
Chapter 1 : Dial versus Digital Indicators
Chapter 2 : Test Indicators vs Dial Indicators
Chapter 3 : Less Is More with One : Rev Indicators
Chapter 4 : One “Special” : to Go
Chapter 5 : Tight, Clean and Dry : Keeping Your Dial Indicator Running Right
Chapter 6 : When Indicators Go Both Ways
Chapter 7 : Electrical Limit Switches : Not New, But Tried and True
Chapter 8 : Going to Extremes
Chapter 9 : Dial Comparators Bridge The Resolution Gap
Chapter 10 : Dial Indicators are on Every Good Team’s Bench
Chapter 11 : Reverse Polarity : Counter Your Clockwise Indicators
Chapter 12 : Indicator Troubleshooting and Repair

Section B : Basics of Measurement
Chapter 13 : Getting My Stars Aligned
Chapter 14 : Plate Gages 4 to 5, You’ll Get It Right
Chapter 15 : TIR Versus Concentricity for Coaxiality
Chapter 16 : Speeding and Gaging Don’t Mix

Section C : Surface
Chapter 17 : Start to Finish
Chapter 18 : Rx for Ra Measurements
Chapter 19 : Look Into My Stylii : Care of Surface Finish Gage Contacts
Chapter 20 : Measuring Roughness with Buttons and Donuts
Chapter 21 : Surface Texture From Ra to Rz
Chapter 22 : Searching for The Perfect, Identical Waves
Chapter 23 : Hardness Testing and Surface Variation

Section D : Electronics
Chapter 24 : Amplifiers : More Than Just Readout Devices
Chapter 25 : It’s an Analog World
Chapter 26 : Three Heads are Better Than One
Chapter 27 : Electronic Gaging Basics
Chapter 28 : Gaging By Computer
Chapter 29 : Electronic Height Gages

Section E : Calibration
Chapter 30 : Calibrating Gages : Your Place or Mine
Chapter 31 : Mastering for ID’s and OD’s
Chapter 32 : Control Thy Gages
Chapter 33 : Gaging and Mastering Uncertainty
Chapter 34 : What’s So Accurate About Uncertainty?
Chapter 35 : GR&R Measures More Than Just The Gage
Chapter 36 : What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Chapter 37 : with Master Rings and Engagements, Size Matters

Section F : Holes
Chapter 38 : Economical Choice of Bore Gage Depends Upon Your Application
Chapter 39 : Measuring Deep Holes
Chapter 40 : Long Range Bore Gages
Chapter 41 : Checking Bores for Ovality and Taper
Chapter 42 : Measuring Blind Holes and Counterbores
Chapter 43 : A Shallow Bore (This Is Not an Autobiography)
Chapter 44 : Gaging Countersunk and Chamfered Holes
Chapter 45 : Setting Adjustable Bore Gages

Section G : SPC
Chapter 46 : Gaging for SPC : Keeping It Simple
Chapter 47 : Bedrock SQC
Chapter 48 : More on Gaging Statistics
Chapter 49 : Assessing Gage Stability

Section H : Machine Calibration
Chapter 50 : Calibrating Machines for Quality
Chapter 51 : ’Round and ’Round She Goes
Chapter 52 : Is Your Machine Square?
Chapter 53 : Evaluating Machine Tools with Lasers
Chapter 54 : Let’s Level
Chapter 55 : Using Differential Levels
Chapter 56 : Use A Straightedge to Assess Machine Tool Accuracy

Section I : Gage Blocks
Chapter 57 : Getting Ready for The Microinch Revolution
Chapter 58 : The Mechanics of Millionth Measurements
Chapter 59 : Don’t Wring Your Hands, Wring Your Gage Blocks
Chapter 60 : Clean It Up and Wring It Dry
Chapter 61 : Working with Your Working Gage Blocks
Chapter 62 : Gage Block Verification
Chapter 63 : New Gage Block Standard-Location Is Everything
Chapter 64 : Formulating Sources of Error in Your Form Measuring System

Section J : Geometry
Chapter 65 : The Shape of Things to Come
Chapter 66 : Roundness Gaging-Approximately
Chapter 67 : Circular Geometry Gaging Means More Than Roundness
Chapter 68 : Geometry Gaging Part I
Chapter 69 : Geometry Gaging Part II : Four Methods of Measuring Out of Roundness
Chapter 70 : Air Rings, CMMs and Supermikes

Section K : Air
Chapter 71 : You Won’t Err with Air
Chapter 72 : Flexibility of Air Gaging
Chapter 73 : Air Is Free, But Not Carefree
Chapter 74 : Air Gaging for Itty : Bitty Holes
Chapter 75 : Choosing The Right Air Gage
Chapter 76 : Checking for Centralization and Balance Errors
Chapter 77 : The 3 D’s of Straightness Plugs
Chapter 78 : Sliced Bread and The Limits of Air Gaging
Chapter 79 : Advances in Air Gaging

Section L : Automatic
Chapter 80 : Process Control Gaging
Chapter 81 : Automated Gaging
Chapter 82 : Machine Compensation
Chapter 83 : Semi : Automatics : The in Between Gages

Section M : Hand Tools
Chapter 84 : OD Gaging Can Be a Snap
Chapter 85 : Using Adjustable Snap Gages
Chapter 86 : Inspecting Multiple Diameters
Chapter 87 : Calipers : Ideal for Measurement on the Go
Chapter 88 : Micrometers : Measuring Under the Influence
Chapter 89 : “Stylin” with Your Micrometer
Chapter 90 : Stacking Up for Big ID’s
Chapter 91 : Micrometer Accuracy : Drunken Threads and Slip : Sticks
Chapter 92 : Evaluating Gaging for Shop Floor

Section N : Applications
Chapter 93 : Gaging The “Oddball” Application
Chapter 94 : Can’t Measure It? Try a Caliper Gage
Chapter 95 : The Versatile Surface Plate
Chapter 96 : The Plane Truth About Flatness
Chapter 97 : Bar Talk : What’s Your Sine?
Chapter 98 : Measuring Tapered Parts
Chapter 99 : Depth Gages
Chapter 100 : Got A Match?
Chapter 101 : In The Groove
Chapter 102 : “Squeeze” Gaging
Chapter 103 : Using and Measuring Precision Balls
Chapter 104 : Temperature Compensation
Chapter 105 : Inspecting Tapers : Part 1 : Certifying the Master
Chapter 106 : Inspecting Tapers : Part 2 : Toolholder Gaging
Chapter 107 : Gaging Distance Between Hole Centers
Chapter 108 : Gaging “Relational” Dimensions
Chapter 109 : Beyond the Height Gage and Surface Plate
Chapter 110 : Deep Thinking About Depth Gages and Their Evolution
Chapter 111 : 3,2,1 Contact Measuring Thickness
Chapter 112 : The “Issues” with Height Gages
Chapter 113 : An Inside Look At Special Diameters
Chapter 114 : Holes Big Enough to Fall Into
Chapter 115 : Improving Height Gage Results
Chapter 116 : Air Gaging Styrofoam