Off topic.. Reading a micrometer

[Stryped]

Trying to teach myself to read and calibrate a micrometer. Can anyone tell me this reading?

 

[upupandaway]

Looks like 1.045- looking at an angle and all...

 

[Stryped]

Is that a metric micrometer?

Standard-
0 to 1 inch

 

[Stryped]

Looks like 1.045- looking at an angle and all...

Why did I come up with .9996??

 

[ILENGINE]

Why did I come up with .9996??

That is what I got.

 

[Stryped]

How can I insure I am reading it right and it is accurate?

 

[StarTech]

Well usually you have a copy of the owners manual that give you the needed instructions or at mine did before someone stole the tool.

 

[upupandaway]

I see the full line plus a hair of the shadow for 1.0 on the scale. If it less then you wouldn't see the 1.0 line or barely see it. Anyway, that's what I see.

Looking at a video, it appears it has been too long since i used one as I am reading on the wrong side of the line and reading up instead of down.....

 

[sgkent]

the photos show two different readings. Guessing that is a 0 - 1" mic since you did not show that marking, one reading looks to be about .9994" and the other .9996".
Using a mic is more than reading it. It is knowing when to read it, and how to hold it without the heat from your hand changing it. If you lay it in the sun or under a bright lamp that warms it, the reading will change. You also need a standard or gauge block to check it once in awhile, most kits have one in it.

 

[Stryped]

Well usually you have a copy of the owners manual that give you the needed instructions or at mine did before someone stole the tool.

Mine did not have instructions. It’s from harbor freight but don’t yell at me……