Reading the posts below makes me happy that I have helped so many people learn to read the micrometer. Reading one is simple, but my students struggle with the simple decimal system and I find that to be the biggest challenge. Once again, thanks guys for all the kind comments. It really means a lot to me to hear them.
@mrkassimabdalla94543 жыл бұрын
You're the best teacher
@mintermchugh81763 жыл бұрын
You laid it out in a sequential manner where I can use the same steps you explained in your video, for real life experiences. Having the video be 5 minutes, aka not too long, and showing multiple examples to drive home the point were perfect. Thank u for the video it was exactly what I needed
@rhaymonddugaduga4323 жыл бұрын
This really helps me in my online class THANKSS!
@taylorwymer16607 жыл бұрын
I'm in an engineering class, we haven't covered this in months and all of a sudden needed to know how to read micrometers, this video was great every easy to learn too! 10/10
@a-a-ron26867 жыл бұрын
I just needed a refresher and this 7 year old video is still helping forgetful people like me. Thanks!
@BillJ5611 жыл бұрын
Forty years ago, I used a micrometer daily in my job as a floor inspector in a wire mill. This morning, I pulled out the mike to gauge my guitar bridge pins to order replacements. How soon we forget! Thanks for the helpful video. Just like the old days . . .
@chappie_b53892 жыл бұрын
Taking my A&P online and I could not understand this at all trying to read. This is perfect!
@qaz30005 ай бұрын
I use a micrometer like once a year. For the past decade+ I have always came back to this exact vid just for a quick refresh to be 100% sure.
@jockellis12 жыл бұрын
My machine tools instructor did a fine job teaching this but I now work in Non Destructive Testing and don't ever take measurements. This is an excellent refresher course. Thanks so much for having your dialogue worked out in advance and not starting any sentences with "Uh,..." The true end of the Industrial Revolution came when tolerances began being measured in 10,000ths.
@robb31117 жыл бұрын
Best micrometer tutorial I have seen yet. You explained better than my shop teacher. Thanks alot
@kylewolfman3 жыл бұрын
This is the best video I've seen. I start tomorrow my new CNC job with no experience. This helps me alot thank you
@chickenfoundation93232 жыл бұрын
How is it going?
@Redrocknomad1012 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. I struggled to understand how each of the scales interacted, and your video cleared it up for me in 5 minutes!
@brianjohnson2173 жыл бұрын
Thank you for clarifying reading an imperial micrometer . It was the tenth of a thou that was a grey area for me to understand, after watching you video that area is now crystal clear
@motoprof14413 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@terjeness12 жыл бұрын
This was one no-nonsense video on the subject, that even a non-math guy can get the first time around. Very good work!
@citrop8 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Just bought a micrometer in inch and I couldt quite understand the instructions that came with the micrometer. This saved my day.
@Imrahil-rf6ly2 жыл бұрын
I'm studying to become an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic and this really helps! Thank you very much!
@motoprof14412 жыл бұрын
Good luck on your studies. I worked on turbine helicopter engines while in the army.
@kyosaisho110 ай бұрын
you're a legend dude. others make it hard to read and you make it simple for everybody to do. keep it up!
@tommarkey23673 жыл бұрын
This video is super helpful. I'm still learning so I have to write the numbers down on paper and add them up but before watching this I couldn't even do that
@motoprof14413 жыл бұрын
Most people started by writing down the numbers. Keep practicing and you will not need the paper anymore. God luck.
@winnie0v012 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! I am having a practical exam tomorrow and u saved my life!!!!!!!!!!!
@leanturkey24803 жыл бұрын
Update ?!!
@Anidem96 жыл бұрын
This video made it so much easier for me to understand how to use this tool. Thank you.
@Vrenny12 жыл бұрын
thank you SO MUCH for this excellent video. I am an instructor for a manufacturing training program and find that our online content is not detailed enough as far as precision measuring tools. After my students watch this video, they are much more comfortable working with micrometers and are more likely to answer those test questions with confidence when they take their certification test. Great, great video.
@Tbvck8 жыл бұрын
Thank you I am impressed with your video. My grandfather past away and left me a few of his starrett, Brown & Sharpe, Pierre Roch, Etalon tools. He was an aircraft/aerospace engineer, he worked on the Saturn V even the Spruce Goose! I never learned to use these tools until watching your video......thumbs up !
@motoprof14418 жыл бұрын
+Tbvck Your grandfather had great taste in tools and you will get many years of use if you take care of them like he did.
@johnhoward79874 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. Going for a job interview for an Aerospace manufacturing company tomorrow and it’s been a while since I’ve used a micrometer.
@realsteel859 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I just started begging machinery class. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to properly measure and this helped me out. Now i just need to buy some tools and practice.
@Looticus97144 жыл бұрын
realsteel85 it’s been 5 years, hows life been?
@1210191611 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Very helpful. I'm currently going to school to become a machinist and had some questions about reading a micrometer, but this video answered all my questions. Thanks again.
@nerdofgod41678 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. Yet another measuring tool that needs to be taught in school so we do look like a bunch of knuckleheads in the work world.
@Kspice90002 жыл бұрын
Still useful in 2022. Direct and concise.
@motoprof144110 жыл бұрын
My number one video made three years ago titled Reading a Standard Micrometer. It was made to teach my students on how to read and use the micrometer. It can be found at Reading a Standard Micrometer.mp4
@alfonsogiovannimandiello45188 жыл бұрын
motopro
@davecatlin79178 жыл бұрын
motoprof1441
@cristobaltorres36256 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@JohnSmith-pv5xp6 жыл бұрын
Very helpful , and a good refresher course!
@manasansiva88785 жыл бұрын
How did you embed the link inside text. Was this available as an option back then and not now???
@I_vchris12 жыл бұрын
This is a good video, short and straight to the point.
@yblocker11 жыл бұрын
Much better video than the 1982 blur instructional I have at my school.
@killbotbaggins42235 жыл бұрын
Wow that was easy my instructor confused the hell out of me
@Patrick_B687-34 жыл бұрын
Does he call you by your KZbin handle in class? Hey TBaggins, get over here!
@armandorivas69183 жыл бұрын
Fr tho! 😂
@zaquedavis33916 жыл бұрын
Confusing at first but you explained it well and I love the multiple examples. Thank you. Great video!
@SouthpawAutoworks7 жыл бұрын
This video is very helpful in understanding how to use this tool. Thank you for the contribution.
@tonymon1512 жыл бұрын
best thoroughly explained video out there on micrometer. Thank you
@dc57238 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this video. I had forgotten how to use a Vernier micrometer to measure disc brake rotors and appreciate is very educational video.
@racingtoy20006 жыл бұрын
Im going to teach my kids using your video. Extremely well instructions, thanx a lot.
@bbtjd00111 жыл бұрын
Well thought out and explained...thanks. That helped a lot. Very useful information that every aspiring machinist needs to know,
@drumtwo4seven Жыл бұрын
Best video on how to read a micrometer 👍
@Hondatech2612 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for making this video. I just recieved a set of fowler vernier micrometers and I could not for the life of me figure out how to read down to the 0.0001". After waching this it makes complete sense where the direction sheet included with the micrometer set failed to. Thanks again, really appreciate the video.
@KilometerKingdom12 жыл бұрын
Dude. Your amazing! I felt very uneasy in this area, "how to use a micrometer" and now i know. Thanks!!!
@nickayivor84322 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video tutorial 👏 👌 👍 From Nick Ayivor from London England UK 🇬🇧
@AtimatikArmy9 жыл бұрын
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you said, "Vernier Micrometers can measure to ten thousandths of an inch." I think what you meant was that vernier micrometers can measure to a tenth of a thousandth of an inch. In other words: .010" = ten thousandths of an inch .001 = a thousandth of an inch (tolerance of standard micrometer) .0001 = a tenth of a thousandth, or simply said as ONE TEN thousandTH of an inch (tolerance of vernier micrometer) .00001 = ten millionths of an inch .000001 = a millionth of an inch or "micron" Since this is an instructional video I thought it was key to point out this critical detail. It can get to be very confusing and have found this communication issue to come up from time to time when talking about ten thousandths of an inch versus one ten thousandths of inch; so the language needs to be very clear ands concise. (I'm employed full-time as a machinist)
@bobterwilleger6 жыл бұрын
Reply to *Atimatik Army* 1: A micron is not a millionth of an inch. A micron is a micrometer. 2: A ten-thousandth of anything is 1/10,000, not the same as 10 one-thousandths 10 x 1/1000. The confusion may be the plural. You could say "accurate to one ten-thousandth inch"
@y.z.65176 жыл бұрын
10*(1000^-1*inch) vs (10^-1*1000^-1*inch) == (10*1000)^-1*inch I never heard a human say the former. Why not just say (100^-1*inch) ?
@diemakersolutions44265 жыл бұрын
Sorry altimatik gotta agree with Bob here.
@76verdee11 жыл бұрын
Great video, I had forgotten how to read the veneer micrometers, thanks
@motoprof144111 жыл бұрын
Me too. When I was in school in the mid 70's, they told us that the imperial system would be replaced by the metric system within 10 years. They did teach us the metric system, but the country clearly never switched and most of what I learned has been forgotten. It is so much easier. I can teach how to read a metric mic a lot easier than a standard one.
@crownking37523 жыл бұрын
whats the name of the background song? and thank you this video was helpful.
@motoprof14413 жыл бұрын
@@crownking3752 Sorry, I'm not sure. The video was made a long time ago.
@crownking37523 жыл бұрын
@@motoprof1441 no worries great video though
@vankuipland5 жыл бұрын
There is a big difference between reading and measuring. Reading tells you what the numbers and lines mean but to be able to actually measure properly is a different matter. I have as a Toolmaker ( 55 years experience) used both inch and metric. The inch in precision engineering was converted to a metric ( 1000 )unit but still is a very cumbersome way to measure on the micrometer. If you can measure something with a metric micrometer within 0.005 you are doing extremely well. With measuring I mean having it checked after with slip gauges ( gauge blocks ) ! If you have 10 people measuring the same item they most likely all come up with a slightly different measurement.
@motoprof14415 жыл бұрын
I was just saying something similar to one of my students today. It's easy to teach them to READ the micrometer, but a whole lot harder to teach them to use the tool to make proper measurements.
@leehidalgo6298 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this information! I really do appreciate it.... The video was very informative.
@erlingweiseth27748 жыл бұрын
Best explanation I've seen so far, on an inch micrometer. And I'm a metric guy..;)
@fanbladechopsuey915110 жыл бұрын
World changing video. Now my student finally understands why he shouldn't run .0055 rod bearing clearances.
@BuckeyeGreve9 жыл бұрын
Thanks motoprof....that was the most useful/informative example i've seen. It really helped me.
@EEMoney4149 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video! All it took was me to review this video twice and now I can read a micrometer no problem
@LoneStarMini3 жыл бұрын
Great Job!! the best one I've seen thus far...
@user-ii1fe5hv4f3 жыл бұрын
This helped sooooo much on the vernier scale thank you!
@bubbalee67802 жыл бұрын
Straight forward and to the point great video thanks
@PacoRollz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Straight to the point.
@robertdowney94826 жыл бұрын
Good this video is being watch around the world especially third world countries they appreciate it so much thanks
@vincentmarotta98004 жыл бұрын
So I won't be commenting anything new here, but it might help those still confused: For the "vernier scale" portion where he takes measurements from the left side (in the first example it was 0.0004"), it might be hard to understand what two lines he's comparing (the one on the left, and another random line on the thimble) or WHY. The way you do this is you look at all the lines on the thimble, and see if any of those lines match up EXACTLY (or is the most exact line pair of them all) and you write down the measurement of that left line it most matches with. So in his first case: The number 13 and the number 4 had lines which matched exactly. If you were to look at all the other lines, they wouldn't match up as good as these two did. So you look at the line on the left that is paired with the 13 line, and you take that measurement. So 13 and 4 match each other, so 4 represents 0.0004". Write it down, add it up, and you're done. Just wanted to clear that up. The only other thing people get confused with is remembering that on the first step each little line represents 0.025" (and not just 1, 2, 3, etc). So it goes like this: 0.1, 0.025, 0.050, 0.075, 0.2, 0.025, 0.050, 0.075, 0.3..... In realty the measurements will be: 0.100 , 0.125 , 0.150 , 0.175 , 0.200 , 0.225 , 0.250 , 0.275 , 0.300.... Hope this helped a little.
@trentonspivey73434 жыл бұрын
Great review before my interview thank you for the upload.
@Abstrac7s5 жыл бұрын
The anvil is actually a frame, the measurement faces Is between the opening from the spindle. The anvil is the part where the thimble touches the closed part
@etarter13 жыл бұрын
Great video. Studying this for my measuring quiz tomorrow in Auto class. Passing it onto friends in class. Very helpful. Keep posting up more videos if you would.
@419candy10 жыл бұрын
That is not the anvil, That is the frame. The anvil is the measuring face opposite the spindle.
@complainergamer8 жыл бұрын
HAHA! Awesome. Always good for a refresher as there are many types of Callipers! This is a great vid for a refresher!! Thanks!
@darenjanea20603 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 🥰❤️ its good to have like you.... You help me of my modules
@ashishkhandekar87136 жыл бұрын
This helped me a lot to understand how to read the micrometer. thank you :)
@Africansoundboy6 жыл бұрын
Me too bro.
@nicholasfornshell73629 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! I needed to learn how to use a micrometer since it will be part of my physics test today!
@frankfromupstateny37967 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video...especially the "last measurement. Cheers.
@jazminbravo8065 жыл бұрын
Omg, thank you for doing this!! You explained it better than my professor did .
@questionablesight13 жыл бұрын
This is how I learned to read a micrometer! Great video, good job
@CubNole3 жыл бұрын
Simply stated, thanks for your help!
@r.e.r.e.28776 жыл бұрын
Very well explained; Thumbs up, good job.
@jamiebailey194 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! This was easy to understand.
@TheLonetreecreations12 жыл бұрын
That's a good video. I'm a machinist and can read a mic already but wanted to watch some videos. You do a very good job of explaining how to read one. That really is the easiest way to say the number. Sometimes we'll say .1385 "one thirty eight five". Just a little faster to say is all. Great video though.
@monica933046 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video! Now I understand the concept.
@Anonymous-it5jw4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Some of the viewers commented on having been taught to measure using the metric system, while others were taught use decimal measurements in the SAE or inch-foot-yard system. Didn't NASA have some problems a few years ago with some critical of the measurements for a space mission being Metric and others in inches in decimal format, and nobody noticed? The Hubble telescope mission perhaps, which required having a corrective lens built and carried into space and fitted on top of the mirror to correct the refractive error?
@Jeff-jg7jh2 жыл бұрын
I don't think it was metric measurements that messed up Hubble(a different story). It was an unbelievable backyard tool that the guys made. It's a great story actually.
@motoprof144111 жыл бұрын
No, because the thimble has not come around to the zero line yet, so the .500" line cannot be counted. Back up a little and watch it again. I explained that because that is a common error with my students. It explains this at about 3.53. I hope it makes sense now.
@Garrastazuful7 жыл бұрын
It´s the best micrometer explanation i´ve ever seen.
@ommykhatib9 жыл бұрын
right to the point
@UnixCommando9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video.
@yoyomortal18 жыл бұрын
Wow it was very difficult for me to explain it but now it's so easy after I watched this video thanks so much
@michaelrocha59484 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Simple instructions.
@tjoyce819 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. It has just helped me a lot!!!
@lilgossipgirl19428 жыл бұрын
Tom Joyce
@jessicabiggs34126 жыл бұрын
Very informative helped me out a ton
@TheFirePrincesS10012 жыл бұрын
Jzakallah!!tmr is my physic practical,it helped me alot!
@jesusisalive32272 жыл бұрын
Very good video!
@Ramit726911 жыл бұрын
Very well put. Thank you. Easy to fallow!
@krakadile12 жыл бұрын
Waooo more clear than that, I don't think so. Good job man.
@Dp29510 жыл бұрын
thanks man i pass my exam because of this video . an great explanation so i understood very well
@xceptionallycreative12 жыл бұрын
Excellent! God Bless you sonny.
@DavidLouisVIP12 жыл бұрын
Awesome video !
@NowTrade9 жыл бұрын
Very Cool, right to the point.
@sdorce19 жыл бұрын
Man thank you for this video.
@odessy813 жыл бұрын
Exactly the info. I needed. Thanks for posting it.
@nelsonmercado78379 жыл бұрын
Perfect thank you for helping me understand and to pass my performance test
@kooroshhaziny89926 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much sir for explaining.
@dpruitt8088 жыл бұрын
Thanks for clarifying! Makes more sense now! 🖒
@doug5959597 жыл бұрын
best video on you tube thank you
@738polarbear9 жыл бұрын
absolutely excellent vid well explained.
@nicolmichaelmoyo34797 жыл бұрын
very interesting learned a lot from this lecture
@CuriousEarthMan12 жыл бұрын
What a great video! Very informative! Thank you for posting! So that's the difference between a mic and a Vernier? Learned other stuff too. Thanks!
@mikeingeorgia18 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this, it was very helpful!
@colintrent12 жыл бұрын
thanks man this is gunna help alot for my test on reading micrometers tomorrow fkn college tests are bitches to figure out
@Amopower11 жыл бұрын
Very nicely described, easy to understand, thanks! I have a Fowler rotor caliper, digital, and it had no instructions. I cannot seem to get the spindle to move no matter what i do. I turn the thimble but its not moving the spindle. I am wondering if there is a piece missing that connects the thimble to the spindle, some sort of locking ring...