04-30-2012, 06:38 PM
A write-up isn't going to work as well as a video. A video is going to be a bit difficult to make because of the small sizes of things involved.
Here's a link to a pretty good write up, although it's not quite the way I choose to do it:
http://littlemachineshop.com/instruction...Method.pdf
The way I do differs only in that I put the pair of thread wires on top and hold them with the thimble of the micrometer. Then I take the third wire, touch it under the left-hand top wire, and trace the third one in the valley of the thread down to the bottom. I'm now holding the third wire as I gently snug-up the micrometer to make the measurement. As long as the thimble is squarely upon the top two wires, they both stay there and the micrometer comes up to bear upon the third.
Much easier to do it than to describe it. If I can get my butt off the motorcycle on the weekend, I'll make a video.
Here's a link to a pretty good write up, although it's not quite the way I choose to do it:
http://littlemachineshop.com/instruction...Method.pdf
The way I do differs only in that I put the pair of thread wires on top and hold them with the thimble of the micrometer. Then I take the third wire, touch it under the left-hand top wire, and trace the third one in the valley of the thread down to the bottom. I'm now holding the third wire as I gently snug-up the micrometer to make the measurement. As long as the thimble is squarely upon the top two wires, they both stay there and the micrometer comes up to bear upon the third.
Much easier to do it than to describe it. If I can get my butt off the motorcycle on the weekend, I'll make a video.