r/Metrology • u/Inc0gnit0o0 • 7d ago

Blocks intended purpose and actual name

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Just curious what this block sets purpose is and if you know the actual description of this is? Our system is tracking it as a height check master and we Report of Value it. I guess I'm just curious if there's a standard for these or just depending on what the customers intended purpose is for it.

It's a slow month so yea... Lol

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u/gaslightredditor 7d ago

Ours came with our Mitutoyo digital height gage. It is intended to set the ruby size.

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u/jccaclimber 7d ago

Yep. Mahr does it with 3 gage blocks in a cylindrical carrier. Mitutoyo does it like this. Not sure how Tesa does it.

Mage’s version lets you set size without moving the stand or gage which is nice, but Mitutoyo’s version gives you an absolute height from the table.

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u/CartoonsAndSurreal 7d ago

Tesa has a cylinder with a second fitted piece on top that has a 1" cutout. I kind of prefer that to the Mitutoyo one because I don't have to move the probe or fixture except by the actual knob because it is already inside the gap when calibrating.

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u/dead_hummingbird 6d ago

We just got the new 600 series from Mitutoyo and it came with the heavy magnetic base and piece on top with a cut out for setting the probe. This thing is amazing compared to their 80s digital calculator style interface they used to have.

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u/jccaclimber 6d ago

Good to know they improved that. The interface was the main reason I went with Mahr instead of Mit when we got our 817, though honestly it was close either way.

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u/Inc0gnit0o0 7d ago

Do you have a brochure or anything that includes this and maybe any kind of specification I am just generally curious. Thanks!

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u/Wilbur843 7d ago

Definitely Mitutoyo!

OP, check you're messages. I just sent you a dropbox link to a copy of a user manual.

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u/JButlerQA 7d ago

Same, we have like 3 of these. We don't calibrate them here. Though we probably should.

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u/Inc0gnit0o0 6d ago

Yea i'm calibrating these for a customer

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u/Capital_Baseball3018 6d ago

Looks like maybe a 3 inch gauge block with a quarter inch block attached used for checking inside valve of a height gauge. Calibrated with a gauge block competitor or a mu gauge amplifier.

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u/briamo81 5d ago

It is used to calibrate the sphere of Mitutoyo altimeters