Threads and gears

Pitch gauge (thread pitch gauge)Screw pitch gauge

Also called: thread gauge (pitch), screw pitch gauge

Illustration of using a pitch gauge

≡Standards, measuring range and accuracy

Standard
Not confirmed in public sourcesNo standard could be found
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

Leaf sets by thread form: metric (60°), unified, Whitworth, etc.

Not confirmed in public sources

◎Part names and functions

#NameEnglishFunction
1Leaf (pitch stamped)

◷How to read the scale

  1. Place a leaf against the thread and read the pitch of the leaf that meshes with no gap (primary source not confirmed)

✋Usage steps

  1. No primary-source procedure was foundNot confirmed in public sources

✓Care, storage, inspection and calibration

Care and storage

Inspection and calibration

It is for identifying pitch; use limit gauges for pass/fail judgment of threads (OSG's material says thread limit gauges check the overall pitch diameter).

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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.