Measuring by comparison
Feeler gaugeFeeler gauge
Also called: thickness gauge (leaf type), clearance gauge, feeler gauge
≡Standards, measuring range and accuracy
- Standard
- JIS B 7524:2008 Feeler gauges[1]1 source, for reference
- Measuring range
- —Not confirmed in public sources
- Resolution / graduation
- —Not confirmed in public sources
- Accuracy (instrument error / maximum permissible error)
- —Not confirmed in public sources
▦Types
Leaves bundled together (shapes A, B, etc.)
No primary-source text was foundNot confirmed in public sources
◎Part names and functions
| # | Name | English | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaves (thin plates stamped with their thickness) |
◷How to read the scale
- Read the thickness stamped on the leaf (primary source not confirmed)
✋Usage steps
- No primary-source text on usage was found. Niigata Seiki publishes a video 'How to use thickness gauges'[2]
Printed from Kezuriba (kezuriba.net/en/gauges/feeler-gauge/)
✓Care, storage, inspection and calibration
Care and storage
Inspection and calibration
Beware of name confusion: Mitutoyo's 'thickness gauge' (shikkunesu gauge) is a dial-type thickness gauge that clamps between an anvil and a spindle (Mitutoyo has a usage page), and is a different thing from the JIS 'feeler gauge' (leaf type). Niigata Seiki's 'thickness gauge' (shikunesu gauge) is used as a name for the leaf type.
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📚Sources
Content without a mark is what agreed across two or more sources from different publishers. Procedures and cautions are summarized in Kezuriba's own words based on the sources, and the diagrams were drawn by Kezuriba. Accuracy values are manufacturers' published figures, not values from JIS tables.